H1N1 FLU: NO NEED FOR SOCCER VACCINATIONS

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H1N1 FLU: NO NEED FOR SOCCER VACCINATIONS

H1N1 FLU: NO NEED FOR SOCCER VACCINATIONS

(ANSA) - Rome, October 30 - Italian soccer doesn't need vaccinations against the HINI flu, Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) chief Gianni Petrucci said Friday.

''There is no danger for soccer or any other sport,'' Petrucci said after the news that the 350-strong Winter Olympics teams would be vaccinated ahead of Vancouver 2010.

''There's no need to spark pointless alarmism,'' he said.

The health ministry is set to issue standard protection procedures for tighter locker-room hygiene while a special flu commission will monitor the situation, the CONI chief added.

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