Beijing is ready for extend H1N1 vaccination program which will open to everyone who has a Beijing hukou. On Friday, the health officials said that the program will begin on Nov 16. The program means the capital is the first city in China who is going to inoculate all of its registered permanent residents, some 12 million people. The 12 million vaccinations is about one fifth of total inoculations nationally in China by the end of this year. Till Nov 6, 2009, Beijing had inoculated 440,000 residents. Most of them were students and people who worked in important service departments. But interest in vaccination has varied. A medical worker surnamed Liu who worked for Beijing Beanstalk International Bilingual School said that there were less than 20 percent of students who had signed up for the inoculation. The school has, include both elementary and secondary school, more than 300 students from 20 countries worldwide. She added many of the parents of international students do not trust the quality of the Chinese made vaccines
H1N1 vaccination program open to every Beijiners