In order to streamline the vaccination process as well as to have enough vaccines available, the ABS has asked that those wanting vaccinations to please be sure to reserve in advance and schedule an appointment
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE “Have you gotten your flu shot?” Whether your mother is asking you or not, now is the time to be scheduling that jab. Once never questioned, especially by those old enough to remember the horrors of polio, vaccines have been more in the news these days, and often with a negative taint: discovered as not
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The American Benevolent Society will host an abbreviated version of its annual health fair on Friday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Union Church, located at Reforma 1870 in Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec. This year, because of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the fair will mainly consist of the administration of flu
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico City’s prescription drug drought, which began mid-2020, has continued its stay, leaving the country’s inhabitants with diseases ranging from diabetes to cancer without the vital medications to treat their illnesses. Pharmacies have come up short on supply with drugs like vyvanse for treating attention deficit issues, mometasone and paramethasone for allergies, the antacid Riopan for stomach
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The American Benevolent Society (ABS) will offer a downsized version of its annual health fair on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Union Church in Mexico City’s Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec. The curtailed health fair will only include the application of pneumonia (Pulmovax) and shingles (Zostavax) vaccines. In order to
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s flu-shot time again, and this year the Mexican government has purchased nearly 40 million influenza vaccines that will be distributed free of charge to children under age 5, adults over 65 and other high-risk persons (those who are pregnant, those with diabetes, those with compromised immune systems and those with asthma or other respiratory conditions). But
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The number of flu cases reported in Mexico increased by nearly 38 percent during the first week of 2018, compared to the last week of 2017, according to World Health Organization (WHO) sources. The deadly winter flu season, which began early this year across North America, has infected a record number of
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Holiday cheer is in the air, but so is the flu virus
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