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Health expands flu vaccination for everyone beyond 6 months

May 12, 2023
10:46 PM

The goal is to expand vaccination coverage against the disease before winter, when respiratory infections tend to increase.

The Ministry of Health announced this Friday (12) the expansion of influenza vaccination. From next Monday (15) all the population over 6 months old can receive the dose. The goal, according to the report, is to expand vaccination coverage against the disease before winter, when respiratory infections tend to increase. So far, 21 million people have been immunized, 30% of the priority group.

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“The guide responds to the request of states and municipalities, which can use the vaccines in stock and adopt local strategies to operationalize immunization, taking into account the realities of each region. More than 80 million doses of the trivalent vaccine, produced by the Butantan Institute, have been distributed throughout the country. The goal is to vaccinate 90% of the population”highlighted the ministry, through a note.

In the statement, the ministry stressed that immunization is essential because it reduces the burden of disease, especially in people with health problems and the elderly, preventing hospitalizations and deaths, as well as reducing the burden on health services. By the end of April, at least 253 flu deaths had been confirmed in the country.

St. Paul

In São Paulo, so far only 26% of the priority public has been vaccinated against the flu. “The vaccine is available to all eligible groups and at all UBS [unidades básicas de saúde]. With the arrival of winter, when the virus circulates more intensely, vaccination can help minimize respiratory symptoms by avoiding hospitalizations”reiterated the city councilor for health, Luiz Carlos Zamarco, by note.

Source: Terra

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