A/H1N1 flu future deems unpredictable
It is difficult to predict future
developments of A/H1N1 flu in the coming time, though the epidemic has
showed signs of waning in recent time, said a health official on Dec
23.
It is difficult to predict future
developments of A/H1N1 flu in the coming time, though the epidemic has
showed signs of waning in recent time, said a health official on Dec
23.
About 85-96 percent of tested samples were positive for A/H1N1, accounting for the majority among flu detected cases, head of the Health Ministry’s Preventive Medicine and Environment Department Nguyen Huy Nga said at the National Steering Committee on Human Flu Prevention meeting.
During the past week, Vietnam reported 36 more positive cases of A/H1N1 and two deaths, Nga added, raising the total H1N1 infected cases throughout the country to 11,083 and 52 fatalities by Dec. 22.
The latest two deaths were a 36-month-old boy in Thanh Hoa province and a 34-month-old boy in Hanoi.
The Health Ministry on Dec. 22 submitted its plan to use A/H1N1 vaccines, provided by WHO, in the 2009-2010 period to the Prime Minister./.
About 85-96 percent of tested samples were positive for A/H1N1, accounting for the majority among flu detected cases, head of the Health Ministry’s Preventive Medicine and Environment Department Nguyen Huy Nga said at the National Steering Committee on Human Flu Prevention meeting.
During the past week, Vietnam reported 36 more positive cases of A/H1N1 and two deaths, Nga added, raising the total H1N1 infected cases throughout the country to 11,083 and 52 fatalities by Dec. 22.
The latest two deaths were a 36-month-old boy in Thanh Hoa province and a 34-month-old boy in Hanoi.
The Health Ministry on Dec. 22 submitted its plan to use A/H1N1 vaccines, provided by WHO, in the 2009-2010 period to the Prime Minister./.
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