VOLUNTARY VACCINATION AGAINST H1N1 TO START IN ARMENIA IN 2 WEEKS
ArmInfo
2010-02-05 14:54:00
ArmInfo. Voluntary vaccination against H1N1will start in Armenia in
2 weeks, Deputy Minister of Health Tatul Hakobyan said at Friday Club
on February 5.
He said the vaccine was produced in the USA. "Voluntary vaccination at
polyclinics is free for everyone including the people included in the
risk group," T. Hakobyan said. He highlighted that acute seasonal flue
cases have significantly decreased in the country. As regards swine
flue, no new cases have been registered in Armenia any longer. "No
new lethal incomes of H1N1 have been registered. Earlier 3 people
died of swine flu in Armenia," the deputy minister said.
The first case of H1N1 was revealed in Armenia on November 10. It was
a citizen of Iran. Over 110 cases of swine flue have been registered
in Armenia. Schools and kindergartens were closed on December 8 for
preventive measures. The schools opened on January 11 and pre-school
establishments on February 1.