Wait Queretaro new batch of influenza vaccines
Notimex in Queretaro | National Wednesday December 9, 2009 | Creation Time: 12:53 | Last updated: 17:31
The state health secretary, Mario Cesar Garcia Feregrino, reported that local authorities are awaiting the second batch of vaccines against human influenza virus at the end of the second half of this month.
In an interview, disclosed that this lot could reach 20 thousand 70 doses will be distributed at different levels of health and are in addition to 20 thousand 70 shots he received in the first batch.
With these vaccines, and covered about five thousand people in the population at risk such as pregnant women and older adults, only by the Secretary of Health and this priority will continue into the second period of vaccination.
At least two thousand physicians and 870 public health nurses were injected with the first batch, but will continue with this effort when more vaccine is received.
The health secretary said that so far the registered entity about five thousand 700 patients suspected of H1N1 virus and 49 deaths, with a downward trend.
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