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All Finns are vaccinated against swine flu
All Finns choose to receive vaccination against swine flu. Welfare and the Ministry of Health announced the decision this morning.
Pandemic, the Ministry of Co-ordination Group adopted a decision on the recommendation of the national immunization experts. The decision in September to comply with the regulation. Under the regulation, the last vaccinated healthy for more than 24 years of age adults.
Finland has ordered about 5.3 million doses of vaccine. Currently, the vaccine for small children and their schools, then the other end of the year below 25 years of basic healthy people.
More than 24 years of age in healthy adults, vaccination alkanevat turn of the year. By that time the country has produced sufficient vaccines and high-risk groups have been vaccinated.
Million people in Finland have been vaccinated
Before the end of the year vaccinated population is comprised of two million people, the period is over one million vaccinated.
During this week the country is expected to increase from 236 000.
On the basis of past pandemics Coordination Working Group estimates that the epidemic waves may have two or three. Vaccination of the entire population does not materially affect the ongoing process of the first wave of the epidemic.
The vaccine has not suffered any serious or unexpected side effects. Typical side effects have been resolved in two days.
Instead, allergic-type reactions of swine influenza vaccine has yielded more than the seasonal flu vaccines.
Peak reached in almost the whole country
Peak of the epidemic has reached almost all over the country. Northern Finland, the epidemic is already laantumassa. Epidemic in Finland is still expected to last two to three months.
The majority of sufferers of the disease picture has been fairly mild. Sikainfluenssaan related deaths have been reported in a total of 16 Of the 15 have been influenza complications predisposing to the basic disease.
The disease first infected a human in Finland pig?
Health and Welfare Department will examine the case in which swine influenza is suspected to infect people in a Finnish pig sikakasvattamossa. Evira has sent the sample investigated THL's laboratory, where the infection is verified.
Director General Juhani Eskola THL to assure you that it is not likely to be infected impact the course of the epidemic. Eskola says that the H1N1 virus could mutate into a course of infection, but the modification occurs in any case. The pork is safe to eat, even though the meat would be preparing raa'aksikin.
Similar isolated cases, where the disease has infected a human pig, has been found in recent months from many countries, including Canada.
All Finns choose to receive vaccination against swine flu. Welfare and the Ministry of Health announced the decision this morning.
Pandemic, the Ministry of Co-ordination Group adopted a decision on the recommendation of the national immunization experts. The decision in September to comply with the regulation. Under the regulation, the last vaccinated healthy for more than 24 years of age adults.
Finland has ordered about 5.3 million doses of vaccine. Currently, the vaccine for small children and their schools, then the other end of the year below 25 years of basic healthy people.
More than 24 years of age in healthy adults, vaccination alkanevat turn of the year. By that time the country has produced sufficient vaccines and high-risk groups have been vaccinated.
Million people in Finland have been vaccinated
Before the end of the year vaccinated population is comprised of two million people, the period is over one million vaccinated.
During this week the country is expected to increase from 236 000.
On the basis of past pandemics Coordination Working Group estimates that the epidemic waves may have two or three. Vaccination of the entire population does not materially affect the ongoing process of the first wave of the epidemic.
The vaccine has not suffered any serious or unexpected side effects. Typical side effects have been resolved in two days.
Instead, allergic-type reactions of swine influenza vaccine has yielded more than the seasonal flu vaccines.
Peak reached in almost the whole country
Peak of the epidemic has reached almost all over the country. Northern Finland, the epidemic is already laantumassa. Epidemic in Finland is still expected to last two to three months.
The majority of sufferers of the disease picture has been fairly mild. Sikainfluenssaan related deaths have been reported in a total of 16 Of the 15 have been influenza complications predisposing to the basic disease.
The disease first infected a human in Finland pig?
Health and Welfare Department will examine the case in which swine influenza is suspected to infect people in a Finnish pig sikakasvattamossa. Evira has sent the sample investigated THL's laboratory, where the infection is verified.
Director General Juhani Eskola THL to assure you that it is not likely to be infected impact the course of the epidemic. Eskola says that the H1N1 virus could mutate into a course of infection, but the modification occurs in any case. The pork is safe to eat, even though the meat would be preparing raa'aksikin.
Similar isolated cases, where the disease has infected a human pig, has been found in recent months from many countries, including Canada.
