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http://www.nuevociclo.com/vacuna_antigripal_2011.htm
Spanish to English translation
Mandatory Flu Vaccine
Official schedule will be changed next year.
This vaccine will become mandatory from 2011, the announcement was made by the Minister of Health of Argentina, Juan Manzur, opening an international symposium yesterday immunization, in the town of El Calafate, Santa Cruz. Were more than 8 million people within the target of the Argentine territory of the vaccine in 2010 with great success during the winter season, getting there is not 1 single person who died from influenza. The risk groups are in principle those who are obliged among which we find, children six months to two years, pregnant women, mothers of children under six months, and health staff. After the emergence of influenza A virus H1N1 in April 2009 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, the pandemic will spread around the world. And Argentina was one of the most affected countries: there were 626 dead. In this impact, he joined an overflow of health centers and hospitals, school closures and widespread fear in the presence of a new virus for which there was no vaccine at this time. That's why in March this year began a campaign to have the highest risk groups were applied monovalent vaccine, which prompted the World Health Organization. The Ministry of Health managed to vaccinate 86% of the population should be immunized. "Thanks to the campaign and the accession of the people, was reduced dramatically impact of influenza. There were no deaths, and hospitals overflowed. For this reason we decided to capitalize on that experience and hold for 2011: the vaccine will be free for those at risk, "said Carla Vizzotti Clarin, Chief of Immunization. Moreover, said that the vaccine (which will provide protection against influenza A H1N1 and other strains also seasonal) also available in the public sector for over 65 years and those between 2 and 64 who have risk factors.
From the medical sector, it stressed that the Government made a breakthrough to include this vaccine in the official vaccination schedule, assessing the government's decision. Enrique Casanueva, childhood infectious diseases chief at the Hospital Universitario Austral, said: "I think a very good decision. Because influenza is a major cause of hospitalization of children. It is a fair hearing so that more people can afford the vaccine. "
Spanish to English translation
Mandatory Flu Vaccine
Official schedule will be changed next year.
This vaccine will become mandatory from 2011, the announcement was made by the Minister of Health of Argentina, Juan Manzur, opening an international symposium yesterday immunization, in the town of El Calafate, Santa Cruz. Were more than 8 million people within the target of the Argentine territory of the vaccine in 2010 with great success during the winter season, getting there is not 1 single person who died from influenza. The risk groups are in principle those who are obliged among which we find, children six months to two years, pregnant women, mothers of children under six months, and health staff. After the emergence of influenza A virus H1N1 in April 2009 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, the pandemic will spread around the world. And Argentina was one of the most affected countries: there were 626 dead. In this impact, he joined an overflow of health centers and hospitals, school closures and widespread fear in the presence of a new virus for which there was no vaccine at this time. That's why in March this year began a campaign to have the highest risk groups were applied monovalent vaccine, which prompted the World Health Organization. The Ministry of Health managed to vaccinate 86% of the population should be immunized. "Thanks to the campaign and the accession of the people, was reduced dramatically impact of influenza. There were no deaths, and hospitals overflowed. For this reason we decided to capitalize on that experience and hold for 2011: the vaccine will be free for those at risk, "said Carla Vizzotti Clarin, Chief of Immunization. Moreover, said that the vaccine (which will provide protection against influenza A H1N1 and other strains also seasonal) also available in the public sector for over 65 years and those between 2 and 64 who have risk factors.
From the medical sector, it stressed that the Government made a breakthrough to include this vaccine in the official vaccination schedule, assessing the government's decision. Enrique Casanueva, childhood infectious diseases chief at the Hospital Universitario Austral, said: "I think a very good decision. Because influenza is a major cause of hospitalization of children. It is a fair hearing so that more people can afford the vaccine. "