Overseas kids can get flu jab

Students from migrant worker families and those from overseas at Beijing's primary and high schools will be able to get free inoculations for the flu along with local students between Oct 20 and Nov 30.

Pang Xinghuo, vice-director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said the vaccine that will be used this year will prevent seasonal flu strains seen in previous years as well as the H1N1 virus.

People wanting the jab, which will be available at 491 locations, will need to sign an agreement asserting they are healthy and able to accept it. The declaration forms will be available in English for foreign students. "Students will receive the free inoculation after their parents sign the agreement," said Pang.