Article by Kazi

midwives and doctors are urging women woman’ses pregnant and gave birth to date to get the vaccine against seasonal flu.

Last week, the HSE launched a campaign of vaccination against seasonal influenza, which calls for all high-risk groups to get vaccinated as soon as possible. These groups include pregnant women and women who gave birth in the past six weeks.

Now, the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynecologists urged women not to ignore this advice and take the vaccine.

flu virus changes every year, so a new vaccine must be administered annually. An opinion on the basis of World Health Organization (WHO), this year’s vaccine against seasonal flu, there are three common strains of influenza virus as the strain of swine influenza A (H1N1) which is always on the move this year and should be the strain most common this winter. Accoriding Institute, the 2009 swine flu pandemic, pregnant women and those who had given birth in the previous six weeks had a higher risk of virus complciatiosn.

pregnant women contracted swine flu were also more likely to require hospitalization, and access to intensive care. There was also a side effect of the risk of perinatal outcome and complications of delivery.

“Based on international data, we anticipate that the current pandemic, the H1N1 virus comes around next flu season. 2010/2011 seasonal influenza vaccine against the pandemic strain containing the virus and provide protection against a virus 2009 H1N1 pandemic, “the Institute said.

It is recalled that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization and similar advisory committees in Britain and the United States, has recommended the vaccine for women pregnant women up to six weeks after delivery.

“Pregnant women who have had a pandemic vaccine against H1N1, and who have no other medical problems do not need the vaccine . Pregnant women who are long term of these conditions such as diabetes or heart or lung disease should be vaccinated against seasonal influenza, even if they are already in an H1N1 pandemic vaccine. vaccination can be performed anywhere in the pregnancy, “said the Institute.

He added that these recommendatons also adopted a sub-panel Pregnancy influenza pandemic, which advises the issues related to the flu during pregnancy.

At the same pharmacy chain, Boots, announced that from today (October 11), it offers a vaccine against seasonal influenza in the pharmacy is 30 €.

At the moment, people are either a medical card or GP visit card will be charged to see a doctor for vaccination against influenza. However, when the vaccine itself is provided free, GPs will be charged for consulting fees of the vaccine to patients no medical card or GP visit card. GP consultation fees can cost up to € 65 depending on the region.

According to Boots in Ireland, this new service allows customers to receive a vaccine against the flu as an alternative practice to attend a HSE doctor or clinic.

This initiative is made possible by the DPI (Patient Group Direction) service. PGD is a written direction relating to the acquisition and / or administration of drugs order, subject to certain exclusions, which was signed by the medical director of Boots.

The patient did not need to see their family physician in person before my pharmacy Boots under the DGP. All services are subject to strict guidelines set by the medical director.

vaccination against influenza is the first service set up by the CIO Boots in Ireland and more will follow in the coming months.