sexta-feira, julho 17, 2009

Gripe A


"Governo aprovou hoje, quinta-feira, uma verba de 45 milhões de euros para aquisição de três milhões de vacinas contra a Gripe A, correspondentes a seis milhões de doses, que deverão estar disponíveis até Janeiro. A ministra da Saúde adiantou que, "com segurança", as vacinas só estarão disponíveis em Dezembro ou só no início do Janeiro (mais aqui)".

Se o “peak” da gripe vai ser em Outubro para que servem vacinas em Dezembro e Janeiro? Lembramos o que nos conta a amiga Toupeira sobre a gripe Espanhola:

A pandemia desenvolveu-se em três ondas epidémicas:

1/ A primeira, mais benigna, termina em Agosto de 1918;

2/ A segunda inicia-se no Outono e termina entre os meses de Dezembro e Janeiro, tendo sido de extraordinária gravidade, afectando uma grande parte da população e com uma taxa de mortalidade de 6 a 8%;

3/ A terceira e derradeira, começa em Fevereiro de 1919 e termina em Maio do mesmo ano.

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Blogger Toupeira said...

Um abraço Assur.

sexta-feira, julho 17, 2009  
Anonymous Anónimo said...

DEERFIELD, Ill., June 12, 2009 — Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced today that it has completed testing and evaluation of the A/H1N1 influenza virus and is now in full-scale production of a commercial A/H1N1 vaccine using its Vero cell culture technology. Baxter received an A/H1N1 strain from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center] in early May and is diligently working to deliver a pandemic vaccine for use as early as July.




WHO raised the pandemic alert level to phase 6, indicating a global influenza pandemic involving the 2009 A/H1N1 strain. Baxter is in contact with WHO and other global public health authorities regarding the pandemic. A number of national public health authorities have existing pandemic agreements with Baxter that allow them to place orders for a vaccine now that a pandemic has been declared by WHO. These public health authorities will be evaluating their needs to determine their orders for vaccine supply. Despite the company's existing obligations to supply vaccine under a pandemic phase 6 alert, Baxter is also committed to working with WHO to allocate a portion of the company's commercial production to address global public health issues deemed most urgent.




Using its Vero cell technology, Baxter has received European Medicines Agency (EMEA) approval for a mock-up pandemic vaccine called CELVAPAN, the brand name for the company's pandemic vaccine. The qualification, development and manufacturing processes used in gaining mock-up licensure for CELVAPAN apply as the company uses this new influenza A/H1N1 virus strain to produce a pandemic vaccine. The CELVAPAN EMEA licensure supports fast track approval of a pandemic vaccine containing the A/H1N1 virus strain. Baxter will submit the A/H1N1 vaccine for approval upon completion of initial manufacturing runs.




Baxter's research and development, manufacturing capabilities and pandemic planning expertise allow the company to efficiently develop candidate vaccines against potentially emerging influenza viruses. Baxter believes that its Vero cell technology can be used to safely and reliably produce a vaccine in response to this global public health issue. It is possible that Baxter's Vero cell technology may offer advantages, in that it may allow more rapid production and delivery of pandemic vaccines.

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