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Spanish to English translation
Bolivia ends influenza vaccination
Monday, December 6, 2010
December 6, 2010, 14:49 La Paz, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia health officials confirmed today the end of the vaccination campaign against influenza A (H1N1), launched in April.
According to the minister of industry, Nila Heredia, the government exceeded the target time to immunize against the flu by 95 percent of the population at risk, especially health workers, pregnant women, patients with chronic and service workers.
Heredia said that in the country were vaccinated more than one million 300 thousand citizens and in some departments and Tarija, Cochabamba and Oruro reached 100 percent of its inhabitants.
Some regions such as Chuquisaca and La Paz reached 97 percent, in Santa Cruz and Beni, 64 percent and in Potosi, 81 percent, he said.
According to the minister, in 2011, between March and April, will implement a similar campaign against the virus, 600,000 doses have to be aimed at children and over 65 years.
So far this year, he added, there were 614 influenza-infected, which means a significant reduction in relation to 2009, when two thousand 352 cases treated.
The cities with the highest incidence of flu this year were La Paz, El Alto and Cochabamba, he said.
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Spanish to English translation
Bolivia ends influenza vaccination
Monday, December 6, 2010
December 6, 2010, 14:49 La Paz, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia health officials confirmed today the end of the vaccination campaign against influenza A (H1N1), launched in April.
According to the minister of industry, Nila Heredia, the government exceeded the target time to immunize against the flu by 95 percent of the population at risk, especially health workers, pregnant women, patients with chronic and service workers.
Heredia said that in the country were vaccinated more than one million 300 thousand citizens and in some departments and Tarija, Cochabamba and Oruro reached 100 percent of its inhabitants.
Some regions such as Chuquisaca and La Paz reached 97 percent, in Santa Cruz and Beni, 64 percent and in Potosi, 81 percent, he said.
According to the minister, in 2011, between March and April, will implement a similar campaign against the virus, 600,000 doses have to be aimed at children and over 65 years.
So far this year, he added, there were 614 influenza-infected, which means a significant reduction in relation to 2009, when two thousand 352 cases treated.
The cities with the highest incidence of flu this year were La Paz, El Alto and Cochabamba, he said.
rc / ga