USA: Vaccination against influenza A / H1N1 is free for people

As planned, this morning, October 5, the first batch of US vaccine for influenza A / H1N1 has been released and began to be distributed free of charge to a number of domestic health facilities.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, starting this morning, a team of doctors and physicians at the Le Bonheur Children's Health Center in Tennessee and the Wishard Health Institute in Indiana state. receiving vaccine against influenza A / H1N1 virus.

The US government has ordered 250 million doses of vaccine from five companies, including: Sanofi-Aventis SA, CSL Ltd MedImmune, Novartis AG, and GlaxoSmithKline. However, according to reviews, MedImmune is the company with the best and most superior products. Therefore, their influenza A / H1N1 vaccine is put into the first vaccination application.

The US government provides free vaccines for influenza A / H1N1 to the public.(Photo: Reuters)

It is estimated that about 20 million vaccines will be distributed every week. The US government is responsible for paying the vaccine for people to be vaccinated for free.

The influenza A / H1N1 epidemic began to erupt in the United States in March, when two children in the country were confirmed positive for the deadly virus.

CDC said that dozens of children and at least 28 pregnant women in the US have died of A / H1N1 virus. Besides, to date, more than 100 other pregnant women have been hospitalized for flu.

Pregnant women, medical staff, people with cardiovascular diseases, or diabetes, will be the first to be vaccinated against influenza A / H1N1.

Last month, the US urged people to quickly get vaccinated against the seasonal flu, before entering the H1N1 influenza vaccination campaign this month.

Researchers say a vaccine is enough to protect adult health. Besides, this vaccine can work in 10 days, instead of 3 weeks as previously identified.