Dec 2 (Reuters) - Here are some details about measures taken to fight H1N1, swine flu, which has killed almost 8,750 people globally, according to the latest European Centre for Disease prevention and Control (ECDC) tallies.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an H1N1 pandemic on Jun. 11, indicating the first influenza pandemic since 1968 was under way.
Latest measures by governments:
CROATIA: — Croatia received the first 140,000 doses of the vaccine against swine flu last week and the vaccination programme started on Nov. 27. However, the interest among citizens have been relatively low so far, as many people said they were not convinced in the safety of the vaccine. Croatia has ordered some 1.5 million doses of the vaccine.
CYPRUS: — The health ministry’s H1N1 team said that fromDec.2all vulnerable groups aged 6 months old and up should be vaccinated — bringing the date forward by 10 days due to rise in the number of cases plus a low turn-out during the first week of mass vaccination.
FRANCE: — The French government said on Tuesday vaccination centres would stay open seven days a week against six at present, and for much longer hours, to cope with a surge in demand for jabs. — France has set up some 1,200 centres and after a slow start to their vaccination campaign, doctors have reported a flood of people seeking treatment over the past week, leading to waits of several hours. Student medical interns and army doctors have been called in to help meet the huge demand.
Some numbers:
Total reporteddeaths -8,749.
Area total deaths:
EUand EFTA countries -898.
Other European countries and Central Asia – 139.
Mediterranean and Middle-East -698.
Africa – 109.
North America – 2,230.
Central America andCaribbean – 175.
South America – 2,978.
North-East and South Asia – 931.
South-East Asia – 374.
Australia ad Pacific – 216.
