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The IMSS almost reaches one hundred percent immunization
The IMSS Hidalgo is to achieve hundred percent immunization against influenza A/H1N1, estimated from that health alert was declared in April 2009. Photo: El Sol de Sol de Hidalgo Hidalgo.El
April 15, 2010
By Liliana Castillo
Pachuca, Hidalgo .- El Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, in Hidalgo, is to achieve hundred percent immunization Influenza A/H1N1, estimated for one year from that health alert was declared in April 2009.
To date, 819 have implemented 108 thousand doses of this vaccine, a total of 21 114 thousand doses were received at various lots in order to ensure supplies and cover the entire population that require to be located in the groups considered risk, which represents an improvement of 95.4 percent.
It should be noted that the majority of infants under 24 months old enrolled in nursery schools operated by the IMSS in Hidalgo was applied biological disease would protect the consent of parents and a talk Awareness the importance of being protected by the vaccine and the need for further preventive health guidelines implemented since the pandemic began.
At the Institute, in recent months, there was an increase in demand for organic, which was considered by the vaccination began open population, ie from that was given to heirs and dependents, provided that were within the age groups considered vulnerable.
Among the risk groups are pregnant women in the second and third trimesters, caregivers of children under six months, staff at nurseries and preschools, patients in shelters, children 6 to 23 months of age, population 24 months 64 who face disease such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, lung diseases, immunosuppressive diseases, severe neuromuscular diseases, including chronic and degenerative diseases.
The State Delegation of the Institute exceeded the target dose was expected to have to vaccinate against influenza A/H1N1 virus.
The first group of the population that was covered by this immunization was the entire medical staff, nursing and cleaning on areas of care for patients with this condition.