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Saudi will not ban pilgrims over flu

Riyadh : Saudi Arabia | 18 days ago  
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  • Saudi Health Minister Rabeea receives a vaccination against the H1N1 flu at a hospital in Riyadh
    Saudi Health Minister Rabeea receives a vaccination against the H1N1 ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A Saudi man receives a vaccination against the H1N1 flu at a hospital in Riyadh
    A Saudi man receives a vaccination against the H1N1 flu at a hospital ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Hajj pilgrims wait to get their passports from their agent before departing for Mecca at the hajj camp in Dhaka
    Hajj pilgrims wait to get their passports from their agent before ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A nurse fills a syringe with the H1N1 vaccine
    A nurse fills a syringe with the H1N1 vaccine
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  • Hajj pilgrims sleep on the floor of a hajj camp in Dhaka as they wait to depart for Mecca
    Hajj pilgrims sleep on the floor of a hajj camp in Dhaka as they wait ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A nurse is given the swine flu vaccine during a vaccination session for front line medical staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester
    A nurse is given the swine flu vaccine during a vaccination session ...
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  • A hajj pilgrim hugs his grandchild before departing for Mecca at a hajj camp in Dhaka
    A hajj pilgrim hugs his grandchild before departing for Mecca at a ...
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  • A paramedic is given the swine flu vaccine during a vaccination session for front line medical staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester
    A paramedic is given the swine flu vaccine during a vaccination ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A hajj pilgrim prays during afternoon prayers at a hajj camp in Dhaka
    A hajj pilgrim prays during afternoon prayers at a hajj camp in Dhaka
    Source: Reuters
Saudi Health Minister Rabeea receives a vaccination against the H1N1 ...
The Saudi health minister says the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year. Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabeeah says it is the responsibility of individual countries to enforce recommendations that children, the elderly and pregnant...
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  • News Source: Seattle Times | 17 days ago
    Saudi Arabia — The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year. Abdullah al-Rabeeah said it is the responsibility of individual countries...
  • News Source: Al Sharq Al Awsat | 17 days ago
    The Saudi health minister says the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year. Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabeeah says it is the responsibility of individual countries to enforce...
  • News Source: Zawya Regional | 17 days ago
    Saudi Arabia began vaccinating its population against swine flu on Saturday, with priority going to government employees working on the annual hajj pilgrimage that takes place later this month. officials were the first to receive the inoculation...
  • News Source: Eurasianet | 18 days ago
    Concerns about the spread of swine flu are creating an additional hurdle for Central Asian believers hoping to make the Hajj, or the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Some believers in the region say that Central Asian governments do more to frustrate than...
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