13 million people will be vaccinated against influenza A

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The State Department of Health estimates that 13.3 million the total of people who will be vaccinated against influenza A (H1N1) in Sao Paulo. A campanha de imuniza??o gratuita come?a no pr?ximo dia 8. The free immunization campaign begins on Nov. 8.

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Na primeira etapa (8 a 19 de mar?o) ser?o vacinados profissionais da ?rea de sa?de (704,7 mil) e ind?genas (4.600). In the first stage (8 to March 19) will be vaccinated professionals in the health area (704.7 thousand) and Indians (4600).

O primeiro lote de vacinas come?a a ser distribu?do at? a pr?xima semana no Estado. The first batch of vaccine begins to be distributed until next week in the state.

Entre os profissionais de sa?de inclu?dos nesta primeira etapa est?o m?dicos, enfermeiros, auxiliares de enfermagem, recepcionistas, pessoal de limpeza e seguran?a, motoristas de ambul?ncia, equipes de laborat?rio e profissionais que atuam em investiga??o epidemiol?gica. Among health professionals included in this first stage are doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, receptionists, cleaning staff and security, ambulance drivers, teams and laboratory professionals who work in research settings. Eles ser?o imunizados em seus locais de trabalho. They will be immunized at their workplaces.

A segunda fase da campanha come?a em 22 de mar?o e contempla gestantes, crian?as a partir de seis meses e menores de dois anos e os portadores de doen?as cr?nicas --asm?ticos graves, diab?ticos, pessoas imunodeprimidas, cardiopatas e portadores de doen?as respirat?rias cr?nicas, entre outros. The second phase of the campaign begins on March 22 and includes pregnant women, children as young as six months and less than two years and those with chronic diseases - asthma patients, diabetics, immunocompromised persons, people with heart disease and chronic respiratory diseases among others.

A terceira etapa ocorre a partir de 5 de abril. The third stage occurs from April 5. Nela est? inclu?da a popula??o paulista de 20 a 29 anos de idade. It comprises the population from Sao Paulo 20 to 29 years of age. De 24 de abril a 7 de maio, receber?o a vacina os idosos com 60 anos ou mais portadores de doen?as cr?nicas. From April 24 to May 7, will receive the vaccine to the elderly 60 years or older with chronic diseases. Os demais idosos ir?o tomar a vacina contra a gripe comum (sazonal). The other seniors will be vaccinated against common flu (seasonal).

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Adults 30 to 39 years will be vaccinated against swine flu25.02 -- 08:29 -- Fernanda Aranda, iG Sao Paulo

The group of people who can take a free vaccine against influenza A, known as swine, was expanded. Technicians and secretaries of state of health of the country have already received information that the portion between 30 and 39 years should also receive preventive doses of the H1N1 virus.

The Ministry of Health has officially confirmed the information, but iG was found that the new measure should be announced at a news conference on Thursday at 10am. In January, when the national plan for influenza vaccination was launched by the federal government, this age group was not contemplated.


The original rules required that the vaccination would be done in stages. First health professionals and indigenous population would be immunized.

In the second phase, pregnant women, children as young as six months and less than two years, and patients with chronic diseases - diabetes, immunocompromised (HIV positive, for example), heart disease and patients with chronic respiratory diseases. In the third, healthy adults between 20 and 29 years.

Include the group of 30 to 39 years was a claim of infectious disease and health authorities of several countries. The Secretary of Health of Rio Grande do Sul, Osmar Terra, for example, personally asked the Minister Jos? S?crates to extend the vaccination for this age group. The reason is that this plot was one of the most frequent type among the more than 20 thousand Brazilians infected.

Tempor?o and surveillance team of the Ministry left the application in question. The decision to extend the benefit of free vaccination has been reported in some representatives of South, Southeast and Northeast of Brazil in all, the federal government purchased 83 million doses to the national coverage against swine flu.

Vaccine in March

The forecast of experts is that a new wave of spreading H1N1 virus arrive in Brazil between May and June. Free flu vaccinations will begin on March 8 and runs through May 7, to include all groups chosen as a target. Is not yet defined the times in which people between 30 and 39 years are vaccinated.

 

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Re: 13 million people will be vaccinated against influenza A

#2: "The forecast of experts is that a new wave of spreading H1N1 virus arrive in Brazil between May and June."