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President Calderon will meet with manufacturers to avoid delays, said Cordova
Health Ministry: no guarantee that influenza vaccine be on time
"While we are not self-sufficient, then we will be there, depending on the outside"
Jos? Antonio Rom?n
In an attempt to avoid delay in delivery of vaccines against H1N1 influenza, as already reported with the seasonal, President Felipe Calder?n will meet Thursday with representatives of a company that will take, according to the owner Health Secretariat (SSA), Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos.
In fact, he admitted that there is no guarantee that the vaccines are delivered on time. "Until we can produce and be self-sufficient, as in the case of polio, rabies and others, because we depend on foreign there. I hope that is not further delayed to late December, when we have to all health personnel, and in January will begin to implement, "he said.
Meanwhile, the SSA informed on the current status of influenza A. Already registered, he said, 6 thousand 320 new infections and 16 deaths last week, bringing the figure stands at 45 thousand 809 cases and 271 deaths.
According to the report of October 19, people who lost their lives for that bad 49.8 percent were women and 50.2 men, 68 percent were between 20 and 54. The 32 states have confirmed cases, but most are concentrated in Mexico City, Chiapas, Yucatan, Nuevo Leon, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, Mexico state.
In the world are reported more than 399 thousand 232 cases and 4 thousand 735 deaths.
Interviewed after attending the report of the owner of the National Medical Arbitration Commission (CONAMA), Cordova Villalobos said, amid high demand for flu vaccines worldwide, both seasonal and A, the company which supplies States America is the same which was hired by the Mexican government.
The company said, has a backlog of 30 million doses of a total of 50 million requested by the U.S. against seasonal flu. "We bought 20 million and we have delivered half," said Cordova, who explained that this is due to two reasons: one, was delayed a little seasonal vaccine production, two, one of the three viruses that form was very slow growth. So, that has caused some delay.
However, he downplayed the delay as in previous years the seasonal flu vaccine was implemented in November, but now it has been pouring from this month and early January, plans to distribute the A. It is expected that the delay of the latter does not happen in December, reiterated the Secretary.
He commented that the meeting of President with representatives of the manufacturer will focus "on seeing the possibilities that there could be more than a delay, an advance, because the dose price is already agreed. All that remains is to guarantee the delivery date, he said.
Cordova Villalobos revealed that the unit knew from the beginning the project of Tecnol?gico de Monterrey for the manufacture of vaccines against influenza A, which promotes, although researchers from that institution of higher education admitted that they have the ability to produce antigens for this time as they need a little more.
"We're delighted that can produce a Mexican university. He is doing through genetic engineering, "said Cordova.
President Calderon will meet with manufacturers to avoid delays, said Cordova
Health Ministry: no guarantee that influenza vaccine be on time
"While we are not self-sufficient, then we will be there, depending on the outside"
Jos? Antonio Rom?n
In an attempt to avoid delay in delivery of vaccines against H1N1 influenza, as already reported with the seasonal, President Felipe Calder?n will meet Thursday with representatives of a company that will take, according to the owner Health Secretariat (SSA), Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos.
In fact, he admitted that there is no guarantee that the vaccines are delivered on time. "Until we can produce and be self-sufficient, as in the case of polio, rabies and others, because we depend on foreign there. I hope that is not further delayed to late December, when we have to all health personnel, and in January will begin to implement, "he said.
Meanwhile, the SSA informed on the current status of influenza A. Already registered, he said, 6 thousand 320 new infections and 16 deaths last week, bringing the figure stands at 45 thousand 809 cases and 271 deaths.
According to the report of October 19, people who lost their lives for that bad 49.8 percent were women and 50.2 men, 68 percent were between 20 and 54. The 32 states have confirmed cases, but most are concentrated in Mexico City, Chiapas, Yucatan, Nuevo Leon, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, Mexico state.
In the world are reported more than 399 thousand 232 cases and 4 thousand 735 deaths.
Interviewed after attending the report of the owner of the National Medical Arbitration Commission (CONAMA), Cordova Villalobos said, amid high demand for flu vaccines worldwide, both seasonal and A, the company which supplies States America is the same which was hired by the Mexican government.
The company said, has a backlog of 30 million doses of a total of 50 million requested by the U.S. against seasonal flu. "We bought 20 million and we have delivered half," said Cordova, who explained that this is due to two reasons: one, was delayed a little seasonal vaccine production, two, one of the three viruses that form was very slow growth. So, that has caused some delay.
However, he downplayed the delay as in previous years the seasonal flu vaccine was implemented in November, but now it has been pouring from this month and early January, plans to distribute the A. It is expected that the delay of the latter does not happen in December, reiterated the Secretary.
He commented that the meeting of President with representatives of the manufacturer will focus "on seeing the possibilities that there could be more than a delay, an advance, because the dose price is already agreed. All that remains is to guarantee the delivery date, he said.
Cordova Villalobos revealed that the unit knew from the beginning the project of Tecnol?gico de Monterrey for the manufacture of vaccines against influenza A, which promotes, although researchers from that institution of higher education admitted that they have the ability to produce antigens for this time as they need a little more.
"We're delighted that can produce a Mexican university. He is doing through genetic engineering, "said Cordova.