GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has finally been vaccinated against H1N1 flu, a virus expected to infect more people in coming months, the UN agency said on Tuesday.
Margaret Chan, WHO director-general, was vaccinated on Dec. 30, a day after admitting at a news conference that she had not got round to it due to travel and other demands.
“She is feeling very well, working and very busy as usual,” WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told a news briefing. “The flu will be with us for a few more months.” H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, has spread to 208 countries and territories, according to WHO which declared an influenza pandemic last June. The virus has officially killed at least 12,220 people, but the true death toll is much higher, it says.
