Safety fears over swine flu vaccine

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Updated October 29, 2009 20:22:04

China has begun rolling out its voluntary swine flu vaccination program, with authorities encouraging those most at risk to take part. As winter approaches, the program aims to cover about five per cent of the population. But a new survey shows there's widely held safety concerns, and about half of those surveyed do not want the vaccine.

Presenter: Lily Yan
Speakers: Li Jun, Shanghai businessman; Feng Ye, paediatrician, Nanjing Children's Hospital; Vivian Tan, World Health Organisation, China

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