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Second and third stages of vaccination against H1N1 end this Friday

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Second and third stages of vaccination against H1N1 end this Friday
22/04/2010 - 11h01 (- Gazette online)

Ends on Friday (23) the second and third stages of Vaccination Against Influenza H1N1. People who are part of the priority groups identified for these phases should look for clinics to be immunized (check the table below). However, who can not be vaccinated to date, you may receive the dose for the next steps. The fourth step, for the elderly with chronic diseases, starting on Saturday (24).

The second phase - whose audience consisted of women, children from six months to two years and people with chronic disease under 60 years - began last March 22 and was extended until April 23. The third stage, involving young people from 20 to 29 years, began on 05 April and will be officially completed on Friday (24).

According to data from Ministry of Health (Sesa), until the morning of Thursday (22), immunization of children between six months and two years of age vaccination coverage reached 94.3%, which corresponds to the vaccination 73,074 people.

Among pregnant women, 29,081 persons were vaccinated, just over 50% of the estimated. Capixaba population between 20 and 29 years, attended the vaccination 52.63% of the total expected, corresponding to 342,004 vaccinations. 127,321 still were immunized chronically ill. (With information from the press office of the Ministry of Health)


Milestones and target audience of vaccination against Pandemic Influenza (H1N1):




Date of vaccination priority groups Step
- Workers in the health field and professionals involved in pandemic response
- Indigenous 08.03 to 19.03 1
- Pregnant
- Chronic patients (the elderly are vaccinated on a different date during the annual campaign of vaccination against seasonal influenza)
- Children younger than six months to two years
22.03 to 23.04 2
- Population of 20 and 29 to 05.04 23.04 3
- Elderly (over 60 years) with chronic diseases to 24.04 07.05 4
Population 30 to 39 10.05 to 21.05 5
 
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