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Salud Minister Assured AH1N1
Threat In Costa Rica Is No More
The ministra de Salud, Maria Luisa Avila,
assures that the danger of the AH1N1 flu
virus is over in Costa Rica. The virus took
the lives of 56 people and 2.943 cases
confirmed since it first appeared in Costa
Rica on April 24, 2009.
Avila explained that the virus is still with
us, but with the vaccine and the practice of
personal hygiene has almost completely
eliminated the threat, to the point where
the government has suspended the purchase of
the remaining 200.000 doses of the vaccine.
Ministra Avila said that some 80.000 doses
are still on hand in clinics and hospitals
around the country and that the policy of
vaccinating women who are pregnant, the
obese, diabetics and those suffering from
heart problems and asthma are still the
priority for the vaccine. |
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