THE Philippines can ill-afford to
have run-away cases of the Novel Influenza A(H1N1), said Dr. Lyndon
Lee Suy, head of the Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Program of the Department of Health (DOH).
There is no vaccine for A(H1N1)
yet, but when it is expected to come out, hopefully this year, it is
estimated to cost P1,000 per treatment of two doses.
THE new type of H1N1 influenza
virus is spreading in humans worldwide.
On June 11, for the first time in 20 years since 1968, an influenza
pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO).
THE occurrence of large numbers
of people falling ill at or around the same time is one reason why
pandemics are disturbing, with a potential to temporarily overburden
the capacity of government...
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