| | |  Health & Beauty | October 2009 
US Flu Emergency Stops at Borders
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October 27, 2009
 |  | For several days we have been on yellow alert, which means we are not in a worse case scenario, but that we do have to be aware and implement preventative measures in order to control the number of victims.
- José Angel Córdova Villalobos |  | | |
The declaration of emergency in the United States regarding the H1N1 influenza virus does not imply that Mexico should raise its level of alert, Mexico's Secretary of Health, José Angel Córdova Villalobos said on Monday.
Córdova stated that the national alert has not been suspended since it was declared on April 23rd.
"For several days we have been on yellow alert, which means we are not in a worse case scenario, but that we do have to be aware and implement preventative measures in order to control the number of victims," he said.
The declaration of emergency made by President Barack Obama will help the U.S. Secretary of Health, Kathleen Sebelius, ensure timely and efficient care for people suffering from the H1N1 influenza.
Mexicans living in the U.S. can request information and be vaccinated against the influenza without any questioning of their immigration status, Córdova stressed. He added that on the U.S. border there is a program of strengthening of epidemiological surveillance in order to ensure the safety of both countries.
The official said that Mexico does not need to instate additional safety measures regarding the control and prevention of this virus, because high-level precautions have been in effect since the beginning of the pandemic.
Federal and state level health institutions are working closely to monitor this virus, he reassured. In Mexico there have been 350 confirmed deaths due to H1N1, however this figure does not include the 40 people who died last week whose cases are still pending.
Córdova called for all pharmacies to withhold the sale of antibiotics to people suffering from respiratory problems that do not present a prescription, as viruses not bacteria cause all strains of influenza. |
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