WASHINGTON (Sept 1, 2009)-all military personnel be vaccinated against flu H1N1-virus and the vaccine must be available in all of the military family members with the Defense Department health affairs official said today.
H1N1 vaccination program begins in early October, said Army Lt. column (Dr.) Wayne Hachey, Director of the medicine in the Defense Department health matters.
Vaccine which has acquired the Food and Drug Administration, is required, a single staff, said Hachey. "We want to do is apply to those people who are most vulnerable to the transfer," he said.
Health care workers are sets of submarines and ships new accessions are at the top of the list. A place where we have a lot of people, squash them all together and get them if you are looking for comfortable and in close and the stressful conditions receive vaccine first, "he said.
Title the seasonal flu vaccine in accordance with the ordinary use of the distribution chain, H1N1, said Hachey, notes that although the rudder mass H1N1, are new population, vaccinating against seasonal flu is old hat for the Defense Department. "We've been doing for decades," he said."The system has tried to reality."
Title originally entitled, 1 million doses of H1N1 vaccine and the other to the 1.7 million doses of later in October.
Officials do not know yet whether people in need in the dose or two Hachey, said."Now, it is assumed that people have two doses, 21 days apart," he said. ", can be changed."
FDA officials continue to study the H1N1 vaccine and and the results should be known by the end of the month.
The seasonal flu vaccine is already available and the Defense Department will begin to give these shots will shortly, Hachey said. "Had been in the us a message: try and obtain immunizers as many people as they may immunized against seasonal flu, "he said.
Instructions for giving priority to the members of the family follows their population, said Hachey.Department, and Human health is the assessment of the doses of vaccine purchases of millions.
"Equipment is intended to be registered in each State," immunizer than Hachey said."They will tell you how many people they care for."This includes dependents, retired people, and so on. "
Centers for Disease Control, where appropriate, the order and submit them to the vaccine.The family has a number of possibilities to get the vaccine, the Defense Department medical instruments, or turn off post, Hachey said.
CDC has confirmed those riskialttiimmilla delivery or H1N1 affected by target groups. in pregnant women, health care workers under 25 or older than 65 and those with health conditions adopted in accordance with the control.
Hachey said earlier plans serving the Defense Department."We have been preparing for pandemic flu, as well as its potential impact on the operation," he said.
H1N1 flu symptoms are almost the same as the seasonal flu: swine fever sore throat, runny nose, nausea, muscle pain and feeling rundown. 2009 H1N1-virus-formerly known as swine flu-pandemic virus is, according to the World Health Organisation.US officials call virus "troubling" and invite the whole United States actions to mitigate its effects.The Federal and provincial governments and municipalities have urges States to start preparing now belong to the flu season.
President Barack Obama addressed to the H1N1 pandemic today after the meeting, the White House.
"As I said when we saw the first cases of this virus back in the spring, I do not want anyone to be alarmed, but do not want everybody to be," he said. "We know that we get to the second, larger Wave of these flu viruses usually in the autumn so response plans is enabled between all levels of Government. "
But the Government can do everything, and people of the United States has the responsibility for preventing the spread of the disease, "Obama said.We have families and businesses to ensure that they have the plans in a place Where a family member, colleague or of the child relating to the common cold and needs a home, "he said.
"And most importantly, we need anyone can obtain information on individual risk factors, and we have to take measures with common sense, we know, the difference can be made, the President said all the". "Stay Home If sick. Wash your hands often Cover sleeve., not your hands with your sneezes. and take all necessary precautions to stay healthy. I know this sounds simple, but it is important, and it works. "
H1N1 is never-before-seen human and avian influenza, swine flu viruses combination, officials said. First detected in Mexico in February, it quickly spread around the world WHO statistics, July has been H1N1 cases worldwide and 94,512 429 people have died from the agreement in the form of H1N1 USA. 33,902 and 170 are dead.
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