Funcionarios de la salud en el mundo trabajan para prevenir la propagación del H1N1

“Funcionarios de salud en el mundo luchan para tratar de prevenir la propagación del virus H1N1 de la influenza porcina. La Administración para Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) recomendó la aprobación o licencia de una nueva vacuna contra el H1N1″, sin esperar a los resultados de los “ensayos clínicos para probar su seguridad y eficacia”. Los funcionarios de la FDA prometieron una estrecha vigilancia por cualquier efecto secundario perjudicial de la vacuna.
“Esto no significa que la vacunación en masa comenzará antes de obtener información clave de los estudios realizados a miles de voluntarios, confirmaron funcionarios estadounidenses. La FDA tomo esta decisión antes de la concesión de la licencia a causa de las similitudes entre esta nueva vacuna y la vacuna contra la gripe estacional “Obtener una vacuna aprobada tan pronto como sea posible es importante, dijo el Dr. Wellington Sun de la FDA a un comité de expertos que asesoran a la FDA sobre la política de vacunas.” El tiempo no está realmente de nuestro lado “, dijo Sun.” Tenemos que prepararnos para los peor. ”
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Also during the FDA meeting, U.S. federal officials said the government has purchased 195 million doses of H1N1 vaccine, Reuters reports. Additionally, “The U.S. Health and Human Services Department has also contracted for 120 million doses of adjuvant, a compound to stretch the number of doses of vaccine needed, the department’s Dr. Robin Robinson told [the] meeting” (Fox [2], 7/23). According to the AP/Washington Post, U.S. health officials anticipate having as many as 160 million doses of swine flu vaccine available sometime in October; “[T]hat supply would cover only a fraction of the populations that this new influenza strain is sickening the most – school-age children, teenagers and young adults” (7/24).
NPR’s Morning Edition reports on the FDA meeting and other H1N1 vaccine issues like supply and safety (Brand/Silberner, 7/23).
WHO Closely Watching For Signs Of H1N1 Mutation, Severity
“H1N1 pandemic flu has spread to some 160 countries and killed about 800 people, and needs to be watched carefully in case it mutates and becomes more severe in winter, the WHO said on Friday,” Reuters reports. “For the moment we haven’t seen any changes in the behavior of the virus. What we are seeing still is a geographic expansion across countries,” WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said during a press conference in Geneva (MacInnis/Nebehay, 7/24).
SAPA/News24.com Examines Who Will Be First In Line For H1N1 Vaccine
SAPA/News24.com examines how South Africa – like all countries – will be forced to prioritize who receives the H1N1 vaccine first, based on the people most vulnerable to H1N1. “Each country will have to decide who will be the recipients of the vaccine,” South Africa’s Executive Director of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases Barry Schoub said, adding “The [WHO] has issued directives of who should be prioritised for vaccinations. These include healthcare workers, pregnant women, people with obesity and those with respiratory problems” (7/23).
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