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Urge people to get vaccinated for the cold season
By: Carolina Heredia / El Siglo De Durango / Durango, Dgo. - November 27, 2010.
There is supply of trivalent influenza vaccine and pneumococcal Health Secretariat (SSA), which aims to prevent respiratory diseases due to low temperatures.
Free. In the health centers of the SSA is active vaccination winter, the doses are free and certified.
Ch?idez Arreola, director of Health Services Durango (SSD), explained that the trivalent vaccine, the most novel antiviral against influenza, it prevents the reproduction of the virus H3N2, H1N1 and influenza B.
He explained that the antiviral is safe and after implementation could be presented normal reactions, such as a flu-like without much difficulty or physical pain.
It should be noted that vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are aimed at the vulnerable: children under five, elderly, pregnant women and any other person under circumstances that warrant reinforcement.
The goal for influenza vaccination is 293 thousand doses to be implemented until February 2011.
The doctor stressed the importance of completing the vaccination to anticipate the diseases other vaccines are also available