The recent World Health Organization (WHO) decision to provide Mongolia with swine flu vaccines has made it the first of 95 developing nations that will be sent the H1N1 vaccines over the coming months, Ms. Nyka Alexander, a WHO spokeswoman, has revealed. WHO took the step after the country had demonstrated that it has measures in place that will ensure the efficient distribution of the vaccines.  “If any countries with excess capacity wish to donate further vaccines to WHO, of course we would welcome that, because there are countries that are still seeking vaccines,” she added.

In December, the organization”s flu chief Keiji Fukuda said that it expects the swine flu virus to continue circulating for the next couple of years. He had added that it would be “premature” to speculate as to whether or not it is in decline.