Tobasco Vaccination A/H1N1

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Apply first H1N1 vaccines

The first doses were applied to women six to nine months pregnant, doctors and nurses.

Posted: Sunday 29 November 2009 | 05:02 hrs.

By: John Alexander Jr.
Villahermosa, Tabasco

Yesterday began the first phase of the statewide campaign of vaccination against influenza A H1N1, whose first 11 thousand 300 women dose apply six to nine months of pregnancy, as well as staff of the 17 health districts who work in therapy intensive hospital and other hospital facilities.

The first injection was applied in a muscle (arm), the Hospital of Women, Mrs. Maria Ruiz Torres, from the settlement Rio Tinto, the third section, the municipality of Centro.

In this regard, the health secretary, Luis Felipe Zapata Graham mentioned that the state will match 162 thousand 588 doses, which have already received the first batch with vaccines, which are protected and will be freely distributed and applied only by the Ministry of Health. "They are on sale and only provides dependency."

He disclosed that during the second stage which commences on December 7 -, 850 five thousand will be injected vaccines, will be addressed to women with pregnancies of three to six months and patients with obesity, lupus, kidney failure , asthma, diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses that place them at risk.

He recalled that the latest report says Tabasco thousand have registered 80 cases of infection, which is in the second to last in deaths in the country. However, he added, "you can not drop our guard, and we can not trust."

He explained that these doses are not for all people, because they can not be applied to those allergic to the properties contained in the egg.

The event was also attended by Chief of Preventive Medicine, Rigoberto Dzul Cardena, and representatives of the Regional Hospital Pemex, IMSS, ISSSTE and isSet.

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Re: Tobasco Vaccination A/H1N1

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There are 30 thousand shots to slow regrowth of A H1N1

The same amount was applied in the municipality of Centro in two stages since last year.

By: Christian Solorio
Villahermosa, Tabasco

Following the announcement by the Health Ministry that in the coming weeks could be a new wave of positive cases of influenza A H1N1, In the town of Center are available 30 thousand vaccines to protect people and avoid the surge of new cases Enrique Hern?ndez Mart?nez said Chief Health Jurisdiction 04 of Center Township.

Interviewed at the end of the launching of the First National Health Week, the state official explained that since the beginning of the winter season the Health Ministry has stepped up prevention measures to avoid outbreaks of disease in Tabasco, hence, to date only been implemented in the municipality just over 30 thousand doses in two stages and are available 30 thousand doses more for the whole population is prevented.

"Since the winter season we are prepared for what we call the second wave of incidence of this disease, we are prepared in permanent epidemiological alert, we are tracking all suspected cases that arise in hospitals and monitors and our units are now intensifying application of the vaccine that this is the new strategy we are pursuing, "he said.

Especially since a few days ago Jose Angel Cordova owner of the Secretary of Health at the federal level revealed that the behavior of influenza viruses recorded historically, two "waves" and even three, as in the experience across the world during The first arises and manifests the pandemic, and after a period of stability, when apparently the problem was controlled health emergency, months later the second breaks in what is known colloquially as a bounce, which is often more deadly than the wave initial to multiply the deaths. The records of the pandemics of 1889 and 1918 show that had a third rebound. The cause? The unpredictable mutability of the virus.

"The virus's genetic material is not homogeneous, we can not rely on mutations to be presented in the following months, even have several changes in their chemical composition, for which the body's immune system has no defense, since have no memory of their behavior, "he said.

Immunize girls against HPV

With regard to vaccines that are being implemented within the First National Health Week Chief Health Jurisdiction 04 of Center Township said the goal is to implement planned 65 thousand shots of which 45 thousand are SABIN to children 6 months to 4 years of age to maintain eradicated polio and 20 thousand doses to complete immunization schedules in the population over 12 years.

He reported that for the first time in all health facilities in the city of Villahermosa apply the vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus in girls under 9 years, which already have 5 thousand doses, which are only distributed in urban health centers.

IN CENTRAL

65 thousand vaccine is given in the First National Health Week in Tabasco
SABIN 45 thousand of all children under 5 years
20 thousand to complete the basic scheme
5 thousand doses of vaccine for girls under 9 years in urban health centers to prevent human papillomavirus