Kandeel A. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(7):in press. Posted on the Pediatric SuperSite on June 16, 2011 The 2009 pandemic influenza vaccine given to Egyptian pilgrims before their journey to the Hajj appeared to protect them from the pandemic virus. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, for the
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