France has joined other European countries in selling swine flu vaccines that it does not need. The French government announced on Sunday that it had bought far more of the vaccine than required.
Along with neighbors, including Germany and the Netherlands, France has experienced less demand than expected for the flu inoculations.
The French health ministry spent 869 million euros ($1.25 billion) to buy 94 million doses for a population of 63.6 million. According to the ministry, Qatar had already bought 300,000 doses, and Egypt was negotiating to buy two million. Stocks could also be sold to Ukraine and Mexico.
For the complete report: France joins neighbors in sell-off of swine flu vaccine | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 04.01.2010
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