Canada announces funding for A/H1N1 flu research

Canada's Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq (R) watches research technologist George Moussa test samples after announcing funding to create a network of researchers to speed up influenza research and test new vaccines against the H1N1 flu virus during a news conference in Toronto, June 5, 2009. The network of 80 scientists from 30 research and public health institutions will get C$10.8 million ($9.7 million) over three years.

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