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Vaccination against H1N1 exceeds 40 million Brazilians

tetano

Editor, Senior Moderator
The strategy of vaccination against the flu H1N1 advanced quickly in the last days. To 13h20 of this Wednesday, the Ministry of Health registered 40 million vaccinated persons. This number corresponds to 64 % of the persons of the stages called up to the moment. Up to the end of the strategy, in the day 21 of May, the mark is to vaccinate at least 72,8 million persons ? 80 % of the white-public one, which is 91 millions. If we take into account the white-public ones, already there were vaccinated 68 % of the pregnant ones (2 millions), which can be immunized up to the end of the campaign. Besides, the covering of the chronic patients reached 64,3 % (10,8 million persons), and that of the young persons from 20 to 29 reached 61 % (21,5 millions).

The highest rates of covering, up to the moment, belong to the children of six months the persons younger than 2 years (96,5 %) and professionals of health wrapped with the service the suspect cases of flu (100 %). Though the children's vaccination has already surpassed the predicted mark, it is important that you arrange what were vaccinated look for the unities of health.


? The strategy of vaccination is advancing in satisfactory way. We are optimists with the covering, what is already above 60 % in all the groups ?, affirmed the Minister of the Health, Jos? Gomes Tempor?o. ? We are already between the countries that more they vaccinated against this virus in the whole planet. ? The Minister reinforces, however, the necessity of vaccination of those persons of the priority groups who still did not go to a health center. ? It is these persons who run bigger risk of complications for the virus H1N1 ?, it alerted.

The campaign was extended up to 7 of May for the stages called up to the moment: bearers of chronic, childish diseases between 6 months and younger than 2 years and persons from 20 to 29 years. The fifth and last stage, for persons from 30 to 39 years, will have beginning in 10 of May.

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/noticias/lernoticia.php?id=5666
 
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