Via El Universal: Venderán vacuna contra A H1N1 en enero. [H1N1 vaccine will be on sale in January] Excerpt, with my translation:
Para el mes de enero del 2010 la vacuna contra la Influenza A H1N1 se venderá en farmacias (de todo el país), donde la podrá comprar la población que así lo requiera, informó el subsecretario de Servicios de Salud estatal, de la Secretaría de Salud, Francisco Elizalde Herrera.
In January 2010 the H1N1 vaccine will be on sale in pharmacies (in the entire country), where the public can buy it if they wish, according to Francisco Elizalde Herrera, subsecretary of state health services in the Health Secretariat.
Agregó que el costo para el sector Salud oscila entre 120 y 150 pesos, pero que el precio para el público en general será de 25% más, aproximadamente.
He added that the cost for persons in the health sector will range from 120 to 150 pesos, but the price for the general public will be about 25% more.
At today’s exchange rate, 120 pesos is US$9.27. A charge of 150 pesos would be US$11.59. So the top rate for a member of the public would be about US$15.
That’s not impossible, though it’s likely to discourage many poor people. But it makes me glad the shot here in Canada is free. All I had to do was show my Care Card and roll up my sleeve.
