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Iranians to be vaccinated against A flu in a couple of days
TEHRAN, Jan. 4 (MNA) -- The first doses of swine flu vaccine will be distributed among the Iranian high-risk groups within a couple of days, the Health Ministry reported here on Sunday.
A total of 360 thousands of A flu vaccine have been checked and tested for quality, and the shots will be available across the country within a couple of days, the general director of the public relations department of the ministry, Abbas Zarenejad said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Health Minister Seyed Hassan Emami-Razavi has recently spoken of the side effects of the vaccine.
He described getting a sore arm accompanied with a little redness or even swelling from the shot, feeling tired, getting a headache, and running a fever as some common reactions to the H1N1 vaccine.
No vaccine is 100% safe for everyone.
There are some people who should not get a flu vaccine without first consulting a physician.
According to WebMD, people with allergies to eggs, for example, can't take flu vaccines because eggs are involved in the manufacturing process.
People who have a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination, and those who developed a severe neurological reaction called Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of getting an influenza vaccine, children less than 6 months of age, and people who have a moderate-to-severe illness with a fever can’t take flu vaccines.
Guillain-Barré (pronounced ghee-YAN bah-RAY) syndrome is a disease in which the body damages its own nerve cells (outside of the brain and spinal cord), resulting in muscle weakness and sometimes in paralysis.
The first cargo of swine flu vaccine arrived in Iran from France on December 7.
According to Zarenejad, two million other doses of swine flu vaccine will be brought from France, which brings the total number of vaccine in the country to four million doses.
According to the Health Ministry’s December report, some 3,762 individuals have been diagnosed with A-H1N1 virus, and a total of 147 flu deaths have been reported across the country since the disease emerged in Iran in June 22.
A total of 360 thousands of A flu vaccine have been checked and tested for quality, and the shots will be available across the country within a couple of days, the general director of the public relations department of the ministry, Abbas Zarenejad said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Health Minister Seyed Hassan Emami-Razavi has recently spoken of the side effects of the vaccine.
He described getting a sore arm accompanied with a little redness or even swelling from the shot, feeling tired, getting a headache, and running a fever as some common reactions to the H1N1 vaccine.
No vaccine is 100% safe for everyone.
There are some people who should not get a flu vaccine without first consulting a physician.
According to WebMD, people with allergies to eggs, for example, can't take flu vaccines because eggs are involved in the manufacturing process.
People who have a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination, and those who developed a severe neurological reaction called Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of getting an influenza vaccine, children less than 6 months of age, and people who have a moderate-to-severe illness with a fever can’t take flu vaccines.
Guillain-Barré (pronounced ghee-YAN bah-RAY) syndrome is a disease in which the body damages its own nerve cells (outside of the brain and spinal cord), resulting in muscle weakness and sometimes in paralysis.
The first cargo of swine flu vaccine arrived in Iran from France on December 7.
According to Zarenejad, two million other doses of swine flu vaccine will be brought from France, which brings the total number of vaccine in the country to four million doses.
According to the Health Ministry’s December report, some 3,762 individuals have been diagnosed with A-H1N1 virus, and a total of 147 flu deaths have been reported across the country since the disease emerged in Iran in June 22.
