Catalonia propose no influenza vaccine for helthy people

Catalonia propose no flu vaccine for healthy people Geli rule immunizing pregnant women without health problems
J. Garriga - Barcelona - 09/10/2009
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The Minister of Health of Catalonia, the Socialist Marina Geli, was in favor of the vaccine of influenza A H1N1 only to persons with risk factors, so that ruled out, he said, pregnant women without health problems. Geli propose so the next day 22 in the meeting of the Inter-territorial Health Council which will decide the timing of vaccination, which could start the first half of November. In any case, be expected to complete the phase of seasonal influenza vaccination.

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"It seems that what makes sense to vaccinate people with risk factors, not healthy," said during a visit to the hospital of Bellvitge. However, Geli has stated that the decision was taken at the meeting of 22 and wanted to be "as a unit" of all the autonomous communities.
The health officer has removed iron from the fact that Catalonia has already exceeded the threshold of the epidemic phase -100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and commented that the behavior of the epidemic has been "expected." Geli has reported that most cases occur in children under 15 years while in recent days saw a spike in infections among adolescents. Care activity in Catalonia in the core areas of health has increased between 8 and 10% in the last week, without actually collapsing.