Eleven million spanish called to get a flu vaccine 28/09/2010

Eleven million Spanish, called to get a flu vaccine Disease this winter "will not have a high incidence," according to Health
EMILIO DE BENITO - Madrid - 28/09/2010
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If everyone were to believe the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, this year should be in Spain 11.6 million flu vaccines, according to calculations provided the Deputy Director General for Promotion, Prevention and Epidemiology of ministry, Rosa Ramirez. And that itself admits responsibility after insisting several times because she had "no magic ball" - that disease "will not have a high incidence." The figure breaks down as follows: 7.8 million over 65 years and another 3.8 million young people, but with a chronic disease that causes the basic vaccination is recommended.
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The immunizations given is prepared to fight H1N1
The ministry includes all pregnant women in risk groups
The general recommendations of Health this year coincide with those of previous seasons with a caveat: this year have joined the list of people who have morbid obesity, dementia and pregnant women, regardless of what month of pregnancy was found (up Now the vaccine is restricted to women who were in the third quarter). This extension is due to "the fetus occupies a site that makes the lung cleaning" since "pregnancy is an immunological disorder." All this, of course, with the premise that we have seen that the vaccine does not affect the fetus, "explains Ramirez. The European Centre for Disease Control confirmed that Britain also has.
These groups of population is to add staff in basic services (health, emergencies). But until the authorities assume that not all persons for whom vaccination is recommended to purchase the van. That is why the regional authorities, this year has not arrived in time to centralize the purchase of vaccines, have purchased about 10 million doses, so if everyone who should be immunized they did not have medicine for all.
But that never happens, and that Spain is, according to spokespersons of the Ministry of Health, one of the countries with a higher vaccination rate in the EU, the largest in over 65%. Among younger people, not less than 25%, according to José María Molero, of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (Semfyc). In total, about six million vaccinated.
Vaccines of this year already include the H1N1 last season. But experts do not dare to predict what will happen. The element that is traditionally used to try to anticipate what may be the flu this winter, what is happening in the south, not clear. "In Chile there have been more flu last year, and coexist with other H1N1 and B-type H3N2," says Ramírez. In contrast, in Australia the incidence has been less than in 2009, but H1N1 has been over. " In Spain, having more B virus A. Another thing is what happens in a month.
It is a type of virus or another is not indifferent. The H1N1 affects population groups other than the usual, with greater weight among young people. It comes with bacteria that cause pneumonia, said Jordi Rello, Hospital Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona). But it is not known how many people have passed. Josep Vaqué, Rello mate indicates that the UK is estimated that already has 22% of the population. Extrapolating to Spain, about nine million and would have the antibodies. The rest, if not vaccinated, a candidate for infection this winter. Eleven milli