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The City is preparing to fight the flu
Just weeks after the onset of winter the government intensified the preventive campaign against H1N1 influenza. From this Tuesday until next weekend will be vaccinated at bus stops and train stations.
The application will be held from 10 to 17 stations in Retiro and Plaza Miserere, and will be repeated next weekend.
Vaccination centers were also prepared, nationally, in plazas, malls, supermarkets and major streets to attract people.
It is distributed from the city government, 100 000 doses and will be distributing another 200 thousand.
All members of the main risk groups are pregnant women, children from six months to 4 years and adults over 65 years.
It also should be immunized people with underlying disease such as obesity, genetic syndromes, chronic respiratory diseases, heart disease, diabetics, immunosuppressed, cancer, renal disease. In these cases should wear a medical order.
On the other hand, launched the Health Program for Older Adults (PROSAM) to work on prevention and early diagnosis of the diseases of this age group.
From the Buenos Aires government said that it is available in all public hospitals and health centers, the vaccine against influenza A and that the health system of the City is in optimal conditions to respond to and quickly responding to the public before any outbreak of the disease.
While this weekend will set up a tent outside Buenos Aires Zoo, South Coast and rose garden to increase coverage of people within the risk groups. These VACUNATORIOS street, which came about 2,000 people also work on Saturday and Sunday.
This seeks to reach 80% of groups at risk and follow in June, July and August to meet that rate.