High-risk groups should receive the H1N1 vaccine

Posted on November 21, 2009
Filed Under H1N1 Prevention | Leave a Comment

For the domestic first H1N1 deaths, yesterday, Liaoning Provincial Health Department experts have warned that the masses note that if there is fever, sore throat, runny nose, stuffy nose, cough and other flu-like symptoms, timely treatment, patients with mild home quarantine should be home, single room isolation, strengthening the window ventilation, should not go out.

 Chinese Medical Association vice-chairman of Respiratory Branch, Institute of Respiratory Disease, China Medical University, China Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Medical Director of Healthy freshman recommendations: children, the elderly, pregnant women, obese people and those with chronic illness is not only a flow of high-risk groups is also the biggest victims of invasion of common flu. Fall and winter seasons each year, hospitals will be squeezed into a number of these patients, many of them have developed into severe pneumonia, and even life-threatening. The prevention of influenza, vaccination is a very necessary means of prevention and treatment. He reminded the high-risk groups to enhance awareness of prevention and control influenza vaccine. Once Liaoning came a stream vaccine, this part of the high-risk groups should also listen to a doctor recommended vaccinations.

Comments

Leave a Reply