So far only 44.5% of the target audience has taken the vaccine; goal is to reach 90%
The Secretary of State for Health of São Paulo has announced that he will extend the vaccination campaign against Influenza (flu) for the population over six months for another 30 days, until 31 July. It is the second extension: when it was launched, the vaccination campaign would have lasted until May 31st, then it was extended until June 30th. The goal is to expand vaccination coverage, which is still far from the goal: Statewide, 44.5% of the target audience has been vaccinated. The goal is to reach 90%.
In the first extension period, in June, there was an increase of 4.6% compared to those vaccinated up to the end of May. In this period, 6.1 million doses of vaccine were administered and in June alone, over 4.6 million doses were administered, for a total of 10,769,619 doses.
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Influenza usually causes fever, sneezing, runny nose, tiredness, and body aches, but more severe cases can mostly affect children under 6, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with comorbidities, and can also lead to to death.
This year, through the last week of June, 176 deaths resulting from infection with various types of flu viruses have already been recorded in the state, and 2,086 people have had to be hospitalized. In the same period of the previous year there were 1,540 hospitalizations and 259 deaths. Despite the drop in lethality, the number of hospitalizations increased by 35.4% this year. During 2022, 3,116 cases of influenza required hospitalization and 339 deaths.
The vaccine, developed by the Butantan Institute, is safe and effective, according to the Department of Health. Since the virus has a high mutability and changes its characteristics over time, it is necessary to be immunized every year. The strain of the H1N1 virus used in 2023, for example, is different from the one used to make vaccines last year.
Source: Terra
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