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Vaccination will end tomorrow for H1N1 virus
Havana, April 29 (RHC-Granma) Approximately 75 000 persons in the groups most vulnerable or at risk for complications from pandemic influenza virus A H1N1, and have not come yet to receive the vaccination for immunization dose may do so until Friday, when it closes the first stage of the campaign.
Until yesterday the number of vaccinated amounted to 1,048,368, for 93.4% of the universe from a 1.124 million to protect, including one hundred percent of pregnant women and new mothers, according to information provided by the National Statistics Ministry of Public Health.
Camag?ey and Granma and concluded the campaign and were in the finishing phase Ciego de Avila, for a 99.2% compliance, Sancti Spiritus, 99.1% and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud, 98.2%, and Holguin , 98.1%.
Also very close to Santiago de Cuba were completed in 96.7%, Matanzas, 95.8%, Havana province, 95.6%, Pinar del Rio, 95%, Villa Clara, 93.7%, and Cienfuegos, 93 , 4%. Below the national average were located in Havana City, 86.5%; Guant?namo, 87% and Las Tunas, 89.5%.
According to expert opinion of the National Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health, the largest number of people involved in this campaign, and have not yet come to the vaccination, are fundamentally about 21 000 moderate and severe asthmatics (grades II and III) under 18 years, and about 10 000 workers from health risks associated with assisting people with respiratory symptoms.
Health authorities announced that, as planned, the second phase of this campaign of vaccination against influenza A H1N1 virus will run from May 3 until the 22 of the month during which they will receive a second dose for children between 6 months and 9 years immunized in the first stage.