Saudi to vaccinate people of all ages against H1N1

Prompted by fears that the onset of a third wave of the H1N1 flu will be more severe than the previous ones, the Saudi health ministry has announced it will vaccinate people of all age groups against the flu, Arab News has reported. The vaccination will be carried out at all primary healthcare centres throughout the kingdom beginning January 9, the ministry said. Thus far, the kingdom has registered 15,500 cases of swine flu in, including 124 deaths.