Injecting hope
China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-14 08:09
A child receiving an H1N1 influenza vaccine in Chicago, Illinois. AFP |
Amid warnings that child deaths from swine flu are spiking, toddler Bronwen English nervously clutched her teddy bear and waited to be inoculated against the H1N1 virus. "She's in an age group that has seen a much higher proportion of deaths and complications from H1N1 flu," Bronwen's father Chad said, as his daughter's anguish at being vaccinated got the better of her and spilled over into tears and sobs.
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