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Diabetics should receive influenza vaccine

Tonka

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http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/salud/gripe-vacunas-diabetes_0_286771552.html


Spanish to English translation

Diabetics should receive influenza vaccine
06/25/1910 - 11:57

La Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes warned that this disease is considered a risk factor for influenza (both seasonal and H1N1 or influenza A). Recommend also to reinforce other vaccines.


Argentina Diabetes Society (SAD), warned that the disease being considered a risk factor related to influenza is seasonal or epidemic, "and its manifestations, diabetics must receive all years the flu vaccine.


The SAD stressed that vaccination against influenza in 2010, must be in accordance with guidelines established by the Ministry of Health of the Nation: patients younger than 65 years, if they belong to groups at risk or are contacts of patients belonging to risk groups or children under five years, should receive the monovalent vaccine against influenza A H1 N1 (A/California/7/2009 analog-pandemic strain) pandemic strain that circulated in 2009.


The SAD also stressed the importance of strengthening prevention with other vaccines. The full note Entremujeres
 
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