Geneva (EFE) .- The H1N1 flu pandemic "is unstoppable," so that all countries need the vaccine against this new virus, he assured Today Marie-Paule Kieny, director of the Vaccine Research World Health Organization (WHO).
Kieny said that this is the first conclusion reached jointly by the Committee of Experts on Immunization of WHO and a new Avian Specialist Committee formed after the first outbreaks of the virus move.
These two committees met last week and presented their findings to the general director WHO, Margaret Chan, who adopted them, but did not authorize its disclosure until Monday.
Experts analyzed recent epidemiological data on the pandemic, as well as the expectations of vaccine availability.
As reported today by Kieny, it is unlikely that the vaccine is available before the campaign begins in the northern hemisphere winter, as if all the requirements for authorization of a drug, the process can go on until December. Once
has the vaccine, all countries must have sufficient doses, since "the pandemic virus is unstoppable," said Kieny.
The experts recommended that health workers should be the first to be vaccinated, "because they are going to be more exposed, and because they must stay healthy both to heal the sick with the flu and the remaining patients suffering from other diseases. " Once
health population is vaccinated, "each country, depending on the prevailing risk groups and for their status, they must develop its own strategy," she explained.
Kieny said the virus attacks the different types of people, but noted that the main risk groups are still pregnant, infants and obese people.
In relation to the manufacture of the vaccine itself, Kieny explained that it is negotiating with member countries and help those nations who have no purchasing power.
also said that WHO is discussing with companies that in recent years have gained the knowledge and technology to manufacture a vaccine, to see how they can "accelerate the process in order to produce vaccines against the virus for their own countries" .
Questioned on seasonal, Kieny said he is about to end the production of 90 percent of manufactured in 2008, so it is assured vaccination of the population that needs it.
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