www.firstaidstore.com.au<\/a>), has this week seen record sales as demand for Swine Flu risk reduction kits escalate and warns stocks are already in short supply.<\/p>\nDespite Swine Flu not officially at Pandemic levels, demand for World Health Organisation compliant N95 masks, hand sanitizer and surgical gloves has skyrocketed with a record number of orders placed online.<\/p>\n
FirstAidStore.com.au, run by a division of Australian Stock Exchange listed Manaccom Corporation Limited (MNL), has taken an order for Swine Flu protection equipment about every ten minutes today, outstripping all previous records.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve never seen anything like this before; we\u2019ll have to upgrade our servers if this keeps up,\u201d said James Mackay, division manager at Manaccom.\u00a0 \u201cIndividuals and companies from all over Australia are stocking up now in anticipation of stock shortage \u2013 and as demand surges the whole country could run out of stock of risk reduction supplies.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Swine Flu emergency kit contains masks, a hand sanitizer and gloves and sells for about $64.\u00a0 The masks are N95 compliant masks as recommended by the WHO.\u00a0 The kit is small enough to fit in onboard luggage to suit travellers.
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About FirstAidStore.com.au<\/p>\n
FirstAidStore.com.au is a Brisbane-based online retailer, specialising in the supply of First Aid Kits and Equipment. FirstAidStore.com.au ships stock around Australia. FirstAidStore.com.au is run by a division of Manaccom Corporation Limited.<\/p>\n
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About Manaccom<\/p>\n
Manaccom Corporation Ltd, a publicly listed company (ASX: MNL), was established when Jumbo Corporation Limited a leading developer of e-commerce and online retailing technologies and Manaccom Pty Ltd merged in 2007.\u00a0 Manaccom has an involvement with both the distribution of software to retailers around Australia and a network of online stores including FirstAidStore.com.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
30 April 2009 World Health Organisation prepares to raise threat level; www.firstaidstore.com.au sees record sales, stock shortage BRISBANE, Australia, April 30, 2009 \u2013 A Milton-based online First Aid retailer (www.firstaidstore.com.au), has this week seen record sales as demand for Swine Flu risk reduction kits escalate and warns stocks are already in short supply. Despite Swine<\/p>\n
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