“Seasonal flu vaccines that are now available in the local drugstores do not protect people from A(H1N1),” says the Department of Health (DOH). The DOH advisory was supported by City Health Officer Dr. Noel Ceniza, saying the “flu vaccine is for ordinary flu and not for A(H1N1) and so it’s practically useless.”
The Department of Health (DOH), Regional Office, Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), and the City Health Office are pooling together all resources in conducting orientation on A(H1N1) to local government units (LGUs), public and private schools, and health workers to heighten public awareness on the said virus. (PIA)
