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    Vaccinate only the population at risk, says Health
    It ends the period of the virus, so it will apply only to pregnant women, children and seniors
    Martin Gonzalez
    02/15/2012


    The period of the virus is almost over so get the vaccine after it would have no effect, says Health. Photo: Northwest / Alejandro Escobar.

    CULIAC?N._ The Health Ministry will no longer apply the vaccine against influenza A H1N1 in the general population because the period of the virus is running out, said Ernesto Echeverria.
    The biological only be administered to persons at high risk, he stressed, as pregnant women, adults over 60 years, under 5 years and patients with lung problems.
    "We will not apply to the entire population because Mexico already told us that at this point the vaccine has no effect, because it is running its period, the virus ... The vaccine works, if they put it now, in about 20 days or so to give immunity, "he said.
    At February 10, Sinaloa recorded 39 cases of influenza A H1N1 and one death occurred in early January at the Civil Hospital of Culiacan, and shipping samples to Mexico City has a significant drop.
    "Sinaloa is 1 per cent of cases nationwide, and as I said yesterday (Monday) President" are not at phase of alert in the country 'and it tends to lower the disease. for April is expected to have no cases. "
    Of the vaccines which belonged to the state, he said, have already been implemented around 554,000 doses, which represents almost 90 percent of the total. NOT RELY Wash hands with soap and water periodically Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue, sneeze into the elbow if necessary spit, do it in a tissue, throw it the trash and wash your hands clean Keep let in the sun home, office, meeting places clean surfaces and commonly shared items Stay home if you have respiratory ailments See your doctor if a fever higher than 38 degrees, headache , sore throat, runny nose ... Do not treat
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