Coahuila Vaccination A/H1N1

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Sold in January A H1N1 vaccine
By: El Universal / SALTILLO, COAHUILA .-
For the month of January 2010 the vaccine against H1N1 Influenza A will be sold in pharmacies (nationwide), where people can buy so requires, said Undersecretary of Health Services Coahuila, Francisco Elizalde Herrera.

Risk area. According to WHO, the American continent remains the region where more deaths and infections have been recorded since the start of the pandemic influenza A H1N1.


He said the cost to the health sector ranges from 120 to 150 pesos,(10 to 12 dollars) but the price for the general public is 25% more or so.

"From January the surveillance system is the Cofepris (Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks) starts to release the sale of influenza vaccine to the institutions and the general public.

The vaccine will be available in pharmacies, but as it is a controlled drug expend only by prescription and only in establishments that are licensed branch.

In Coahuila there are about thousand 700 pharmacies, of which only about 500 are allowed to handle controlled drugs.

He clarified that there is a specific date to begin to market the biological. Everything depends on availability on the world market and is estimated to be in January.

It is a vaccine that is imported from France and the United States, first and first demand must ensure the health institutions.

DEATHS RISE

16% IN 7 DAYS: WHO Deaths from the H1N1 influenza virus in a week increased by 16%, according to latest figures released yesterday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to the UN health agency in the last week in the world were seven thousand 826 deaths from the virus H1N1, almost 1000 more than seven days ago.

The total number of people who have been in contact with the virus amounts to 622 thousand 482, but WHO is specifying that the actual number is much higher, since several months ago that countries do not report all cases.

 

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Thu, 26/11/2009 - 18:09

Coahuila vaccine arrives Photo Milenio.comSaltillo, Coahuila .- The first 9 thousand 600 vaccines against human influenza A H1N1 from a total of 387 thousand 084 were allocated to the institution, arrived on Wednesday night to Coahuila, by the Mexican Social Security Institute, which began Thursday implement medical staff IMSS Clinic 2.

This is the vaccine against human influenza virus A H1N1 version 2009, said Jose Luis Davila Flores, a delegate in Coahuila, the IMSS in a joint press conference with Juan Francisco Irizar, head of medical services of the institution and Felipe Pacheco Pinedo , Director General of Social Security Workshop 2.

The delegate Davila Flores said dose reached 830, and each brings to ten vaccine doses, giving a total of 8,300 shots or so. They also close to l30 vials for IMSS-Oportunidades, for 1300 shots, for a total of 9 thousand 600 shots.

He said there are about l5 thousand workers who are medical staff in clinics and hospitals of Social Security, in Coahuila

"The vaccine we arrived just on Wednesday night, and immediately went down to apply it," and clarified that vaccination is initiated only with the medical staff of the Mexican Social Security Institute, which is what may be most affected or prone to care for patients with symptoms of the disease.

During the next few days will reach the other end to vaccines to vaccinate the entire health sector of the Institute, which are about 15 thousand, and then continue vaccinating the entire population at the extent that we have all 387 thousand 084 shots.

The first vaccine was applied in this capital to the nurse Juliana, a national campaign, he led in Aguascalientes General IMSS director, Danial Karam

The priority of these vaccines are currently being applied to medical staff, who include doctors and nurses and all staff working with patients.

For his part, Dr. Juan Francisco Irizar Lopez, Chief Medical Benefits Social Security, emphasized that the goal for vaccination against influenza in school clinics are 387 thousand 084 beneficiaries.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF VACCINE.

Dr. Irizar Lopez, said there are two types of vaccine, there is one that has adjuvants and if there are other adjuvants.

He explained that the vaccines without adjuvants are especially for children, adolescents and pregnant women, which is the main risk group among the insured population.

The case is adjuvanted vaccines for staff health and population at risk in adults over 19 years and less than 64 years.

The vaccine that is reaching us at this time and began implementing the adjuvanted vaccine, and is targeted specifically to the health personnel attending to patients, so it is that although we l5 thousand workers are only 8 320 thousand doses in its initial stage.

He mentioned that this first phase of implementation of the influenza vaccine, he advanced a little, and we expected their arrival in December. The reality is that we are rushing to producing influenza vaccine, and hopefully in the course of December biological arrive for the next stage.

He said the total of 387 thousand to receive 84 vaccines, that is our goal to vaccinate the insured population of Coahuila, which is split for use in children under 23 months a total of l4, 460 in population, and so each age group we calculated the universe that we vaccinate.

APPLIES TO THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE IMSS

For his part, delegate IMSS Flores Jose Luis Davila, said on this occasion, thanks to an effort by the director general of the IMSS, the teacher Daniel Karam, "We began nationwide Thursday, the application of the vaccine to prevent disease Human Influenza "he said.

Davila Flores said last night was fortunately vaccination against influenza even in the state, is in the yellow light that marks the Social Security, which means that we have had no major emergencies or serious problems, because we've been outstanding all year of such diseases.

He said throughout the year at the Institute, "We've been ready to attack this disease with the full support of medical and borough, we have a strategic headquarters in the delegation that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."

He said a simulation was done for all eventualities that may arise within the traffic light from green to red.

He also said that Social Security always has been ready and waiting the health of beneficiaries, as the institute covers the service for about 82 percent of the population of the state of Coahuila.

Coronado Raul Garces

 

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New risk groups be vaccinated against influenza A (H1N1)
It includes parents of children under six months, to have children this age and up to two years, as well as diabetes, hypertension, people with metabolic syndrome, HIV, asthma, COPD, among others.

Fri, 18/12/2009 - 20:19

Do not be surprising, since the vaccine against influenza A (H1N1) is not for sale. Photo: Milenio.comTorre?n, Coahuila .- The parents or guardians of infants under six months old and all children six months to two years, and people with risk factors, ie diabetes, hypertension, people with metabolic syndrome, HIV, COPD, asthma, among other diseases, the groups will be vaccinated against influenza A (H1N1).

According to Carrillo said Jose Aguirre, head of the Sanitary Jurisdiction Tower number six, next week it will begin to vaccinate against human influenza new high-risk groups.

Older adults not come as a risk group for health authorities said, during the contingency, are the least have been affected by influenza AH1N1.

Carrillo Aguirre hopes that next week the second batch arrives biologicals.

It should be remembered that there are two types of biological those who came, one that can be applied to the entire population but that will be used for children and pregnant women, and the other for 18 years and all those who are not allergic to components, such as egg.

The vaccine against influenza A (H1N1) should be applied at least four weeks after receiving the vaccine against seasonal influenza or receive both at the same time.

COFEPRIS is conducting health surveillance activities to hospitals, clinics, schools and any establishment that provides the implementation of seasonal influenza vaccine, in order to corroborate that comply with existing health legislation. The federal agency stressed that the private sector has no vaccine against the virus.

Around this vaccine, which was also approved by WHO, should know it will be acquired, distributed and applied for free and exclusively by the health sector, ie there is no vaccine for this virus approved for sale in the private sector .

Given the above can the general population do not be surprised to avoid extortion telephone or Internet purchases. No unauthorized commercial establishment having the vaccine, so do not pay for otherwise they were not available for sale to the public.

Ethel Arredondo Velasco

 

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Health Sector Has 350 thousand flu shots AH1N1: Verduzco
More than 20 thousand doses of the vaccine against human influenza A/H1N1 were acquired to expand the coverage of immunization.

Mon, 28/12/2009 - 11:43

Vaccines for A/H1N1 in Coahuila Photo Milenio.comAcu?a, Coahuila .- More than 20 thousand doses of the vaccine against human influenza AHINI were acquired to expand immunization coverage and thus have a total of 350 thousand free vaccines to leave to Coahuila of the pandemic, said Health Secretary in Coahuila, Raymundo Verduzco Rosana.

During his tour of northern Coahuila and after taking an oversight in hospitals in this region, the Health Secretary, said that from Monday it will start with the implementation of the vaccine in children six months to two years and mothers, so they can be protected against influenza.

He said that in early December, started with 10 thousand 500 vaccine doses, of which over six thousand 500 were aimed at health sector workers across the state.

He added that so far no response has been rejected by health sector workers, for some reactions that may occur when applied dose.

He added that to reach the population at large, on Thursday, arrived more than 20 thousand vaccines that will be applied to children and mothers and pregnant women.

Verduzco Rosan, said the vaccine has to be applied to all those who have low defenses and over 500 people identified with HIV, and for adults over 60 years.

He said it is very likely that more than 350 thousand vaccine will be applied for late January and early February 2010 and said indications of Governor Humberto Moreira Valdes, is to get to vaccinate the entire population for the next open year so that any Coahuila, is left without receiving this dose.

He stressed that so far, there have been no complaints of possible reactions by the application of the dose and called all people to have confidence in the vaccine, which will keep the state out of buds.

Finally, he said that both the Mexican Social Security Institute and the ISSSTE, have applied the vaccine and the work of the three health sectors of Coahuila, is to get to cover the entire coverage of human influenza vaccination AHINI.

Milenio.com / Agencies

 

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A Madero- arrived antiviral and anti-influenza vaccines
1.840 doses which were against seasonal influenza were sent, 1670 against the influenza A (H1N1) and a high amount of antivirals.

Tue, 05/01/2010 - 20:59

Viral vaccines and anti-influenza Madero reached before the cold season is approaching. Photo: Milenio.com / Archivo.Francisco I. Madero, Coahuila .- In the polar air mass that is said to affect the night tomorrow at the Laguna region, and over the next three days, the health authorities of Coahuila sent to the Madero and San Pedro paths remittances neumoc?xicos antiviral and biological as well as against seasonal influenza and the A (H1N1).

Santoyo Irma Gomez, in his capacity as director of the Sanitary Jurisdiction No. 7, with range in the two urban communities mentioned was who provided this information.

The medical practitioner said that according to reports that did arrive, those doses were 1.840 against seasonal influenza were sent, 1670 against the influenza A (H1N1) and a high amount of antivirals.

Santoyo Gomez explained that such vaccines came with the precise instruction to be applied immediately, the first so widespread among the general population, while the latter preferentially among children under five years of age and women presenting with pregnancy three months of pregnancy.

For this channel, it was an invitation to the community in general to refer to the different health units to seek free implementation of the above biological and antivirals, as appropriate.

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Levied with 13 thousand doses against influenza in Coahuila

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ARTEAGA .- There are approximately 13 thousand vaccines against human influenza A H1N1 that have been implemented throughout the State informed VANGUARDIA the head of the Ministry of Health, Raymundo Verduzco Rosan, interviewed yesterday during a tour of work he did for this county to supervise the operation of health centers in both the municipal and the units located in various communities in the highlands.


"We opened the vaccination to the entire population at risk factor: children, adults and seniors, and have already begun this week at the mall and already we are supporting several networks around the state, and we will seek the support of other such companies, because we found a very positive response from people, which is responding to this effort so important, "said Verduzco Rosana.

Asked whether it was sufficient that number of doses to meet demand, the Secretary of Health have said "with 120 thousand more shots we hope to implement during the pr?ximasdos weeks, but there is no risk of depleting, because Mexico will will continue to deliver to complete the 350 thousand that we set a goal to be implemented during the months of January and February.

Improvements to infrastructure

In the health center of the colony Ejido, urban de Arteaga, the state official heard the mayor Ernesto Vald?s approach for the construction of the perimeter fence and sidewalks that medical unit, finding a favorable response, in addition to himself Rosan Verduzco offered to replace the air conditioner with a new system that will provide sufficient reversible cold air, but also heated.

Regarding the medical service provided to the population, Dr. Verduzco reported that the unit has three doctors in the morning shift, two in the evening, one to cover the consultation on Saturday and another on Sunday, besides having permanent dental service.

Dr. Susana Luna Lopez, director of the Center for Health visitors reported the details of the service provided to the population, the number of queries, and conditions of existing equipment in the center. Then the officers would be moved to the unit Medical located in Bella Union, but before both the Mayor Ernesto Valdes Cepeda Antonio Antunes, Regional Officer, were vaccinated by instructions from the Secretary Verduzco Rosana.


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Members of Coahuila vaccinate against A H1N1

El Universal
Tuesday, 02 marzo Saltillo of 2010
11:33

LVIII elected members of the local legislature were vaccinated against influenza virus type A (H1N1), by staff of the Ministry of Health of Coahuila (SSC).

Congressman Fernando de las Fuentes Hern?ndez said that this campaign is part of the actions undertaken in the state for the prevention of human influenza.

He stressed that the virus, like the seasonal influenza, it is very risky, because national statistics show deaths annually due to complications caused by this condition characteristic of low temperatures and abrupt changes in climate.

He noted that in the case of Coahuila, doubled health activities, especially after the warning against human influenza that emerged in early 2009, which forced us to take substantive action and, above all, bring the immunization of all Coahuila ages.

Shares of vaccination by health personnel was also extended to administrative staff of the Legislature, which agreed to comply with that measure health and prevention.

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