According to Adolfo Zarate, responsible for the Flu Program of the Ministry of Health, to date there are 852 cases of A H1N1 flu with declining infection rates. Zarate stressed out that 150,000 vaccine doses for the type A flu; are confirmed to arrive by next Wednesday. Those doses will be handed in to three risk groups: older than 65 years old;…
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Update: A H1N1 Influenza virus in Bolivia
Today, El Deber reports that two more people died as a result of complications with the A (H1N1) influenza virus in Bolivia. In Santa Cruz city, a 35-year-old man died in San Juan de Dios hospital, as a result of a pulmonary complication, tuberculosis and the flu virus. In Tarija city, a woman age 52 died after being…
Santa Cruz city schools closed: A (H1N1) influenza virus
The Health (SEDES) and Education (SEDUCA) Services of Santa Cruz have jointly decided that schools in the city if Santa Cruz de la Sierra should be closed as of today for the next ten days. The order applies to public and private schools; although just now in PAT TV program (07:06 hours) the rep of…
