[Paris, July 22. Image via Getty]

A woman wearing a medical face mask poses on July 22, 2009 in Paris. While the World Health Organisation has stopped collating figures on infected numbers, European Union Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou predicted on July 18, 2009 that 60 million people across the 27-nation bloc would need priority vaccination. AFP PHOTO MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)