FACTBOX-Measures to fight
H1N1 swine flu in Europe
Wed, Dec 02 05:47 AM EST
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 June 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 on Monday that
from Wednesday all
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 REPORTED DEATHS:
8,749*
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN:
AREA TOTAL DEATHS:
EU AND EFTA COUNTRIES 898
OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES &
CENTRAL ASIA 139
MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE-
EAST 698
AFRICA 109
NORTH AMERICA 2,230
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
175
SOUTH AMERICA 2,978
NORTH-EAST & SOUTH ASIA 931
SOUTH-EAST ASIA 374
AUSTRALIA & PACIFIC 216
* NOTE: Deaths reported to
ECDC
Sources: Reuters/ECDC:
