Are we ready for the Swine Flu?
The swine Flu pandemic has caused panic in the Philippines last year. Since the new virus has only emerged last year, Health organizations around the world were caught unprepared for the outbreak. I personally was paranoid if someone near me sneezed or coughed. And of course everybody was frequently pouring alcohol to sanitize their hands. Thermometers were deployed in most establishments and everybody had to submit to having their body temperature checked. It was around May last year that the Swine Flu struck the Philippines and lasted until June. Several schools suspended their classes in fear of the virus spreading among their students.
More than a year after the swine flu has spread from Mexico, Health Governments are now more prepare as the vaccine for the swine flu virus are now available. Back then it was a race against time to make a cure for the swine that has claimed the lives of 11516 deaths worldwide.
The workplace offers Flu vaccine every year. This year, the vaccine that they are offering is called Vaxigrip which is supposedly a vaccine to fight off the Flu and the Pandemic A H1N1 strain. It may cost more than a regular flu vaccine but it is better to be safe than sorry.
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