An American government panel has recommended that pregnant women,
health-care workers, children and young adults up to the age of 24
should get priority for the swine flu vaccine released later this year.
But the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
conceded the list may change
if not enough vaccine is produced by October
Doctor Ann Schuchat of the Center for Disease Control
said the pregnant women were particularly vulnerable.
It is vital for pregnant women
who have respiratory illness and fever to get early treatment.
We think antiviral medicines for them can be lifesaving,
and that's a very important message.
We also think it is important for them to get seasonal influenza vaccine,
and today the committee recommended that when vaccine is available,
and we have a decision to go forward
that the pregnant women really ought to consider getting the H1N1 vaccine.
[00:00.00]An American government panel has recommended that pregnant women,
[00:07.33]health-care workers, children and young adults up to the age of 24
[00:10.69]should get priority for the swine flu vaccine released later this year.
[00:15.27]But the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
[00:18.12]conceded the list may change
[00:19.74]if not enough vaccine is produced by October
[00:22.39]Doctor Ann Schuchat of the Center for Disease Control
[00:25.90]said the pregnant women were particularly vulnerable.
[00:28.75]It is vital for pregnant women
[00:30.94]who have respiratory illness and fever to get early treatment.
[00:35.37]We think antiviral medicines for them can be lifesaving,
[00:38.36]and that's a very important message.
[00:40.10]We also think it is important for them to get seasonal influenza vaccine,
[00:43.77]and today the committee recommended that when vaccine is available,
[00:47.07]and we have a decision to go forward
[00:48.85]that the pregnant women really ought to consider getting the H1N1 vaccine.