Trinidad expects swine flu vaccine in October

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » June 29th, 2009, 11:48 am

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 29, 2009 - Trinidad and Tobago could have a vaccine for the H1N1 virus in another four months, Health Minister Jerry Narace has revealed.

Earlier this month, after Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said it had successfully produced a first batch of swine flu vaccine weeks ahead of expectations, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that vaccines would likely be approved and ready for sale after September.

He said the offer to supply the vaccine had been made by a number of pharmaceutical companies, but he declined to identify them.

"The Ministry of Health has been approached by more than one company offering the possibility of an immunisation vaccine of Influenza A/H1N1 for all citizens of Trinidad and Tobago by October 2009. In the interim we will continue to monitor and ramp up activities as required," Narace revealed at the Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association's 15th Medical Research Conference yesterday.

Earlier this month, after Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said it had successfully produced a first batch of swine flu vaccine weeks ahead of expectations, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that vaccines would likely be approved and ready for sale after September.

Other pharmaceutical companies say they could release the vaccine soon as well, including an American company, Protein Sciences Corporation Human, which won a US$35-million government contract to develop an influenza vaccine, and others in Australia and China.

A total of 54 people have been confirmed with the swine flu in Trinidad and Tobago. Globally, almost 60,000 have been infected, according to the WHO, with 263 dying from the virus.

http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribb ... 07947.html

noshownogo · Postby **noshownogo** » June 29th, 2009, 11:51 am

ammm...let them vaccinate some other nation first before "trying" it on Trini's.

The wording of the above and the confidence in our health minister should warrant some concern and caution, maybe i being paranoid

evo-STI-k · Postby **evo-STI-k** » June 29th, 2009, 11:53 am

exactly- trinidads officials are willing to USE its population as gineau pigs for experimental drugs :!:

i wonder if the minister woudl give this vaccine to his children :?:

Postby **Greypatch** » June 29th, 2009, 11:54 am

T&T does not need a vaccine

streetbeastINC. · Postby **streetbeastINC.** » June 29th, 2009, 11:56 am

the ppl who caught swine flu in trini al recovered fully within 5-6 days.....do u recover from the normal flu this quickly//?

noshownogo · Postby **noshownogo** » June 29th, 2009, 12:19 pm

streetbeastINC. wrote:the ppl who caught swine flu in trini al recovered fully within 5-6 days.....do u recover from the normal flu this quickly//?

point taken, Trini's are the cure...men, spread your seed and rid this world of H1N1

cornfused · Postby **cornfused** » June 29th, 2009, 12:26 pm

Greypatch wrote:T&T does not need a vaccine

I think so as well, we need to get cleaner as a people .

streetbeastINC. · Postby **streetbeastINC.** » June 29th, 2009, 12:33 pm

indeed when the V. mutates...thats a different story this vaccine wont protect from a mutated strain.

Supazuki · Postby **Supazuki** » June 29th, 2009, 1:05 pm

yeah it coming with the yellow fever shots.. *&%# 10days memory we have eh

Postby **worksux101** » June 29th, 2009, 4:15 pm

the ppl who caught swine flu in trini al recovered fully within 5-6 days.....do u recover from the normal flu this quickly//?

Precisely...the virus has, for the most part, been very well controlled and tolerated in Trini...
EWMSC's PCF has boasted that noone has contracted the swine flu from any of their patients post-diagnosis...and there have been no complications or need for in-patient care afaik in either POSGH or EWMSC!

Peanut Punch · Postby **Peanut Punch** » June 29th, 2009, 4:18 pm

i won't take it.

Oleander · Postby **Oleander** » June 29th, 2009, 4:21 pm

My mommy called and told me to go take 2 Panadol Multi-Symptom tablets.
She said that the health officials are telling people that, that is a good precautionary method.

I guess what mommy says goes..

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » June 29th, 2009, 4:34 pm

Actually people from the Caribbean have the strongest immune systems when compared to people in other parts of the world.... they have been using our blood for years to make serum and vaccines for them Americans and Europeans

So if is anybody to fight the swine flu its us down here. :lol: