Increased notifications reinforce importance of vaccination, researcher stresses
The number of hospitalizations for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has increased in some Brazilian states, driven by the increase in cases of COVID-19 and rhinovirus, he informed the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in the InfoGripe bulletin published this Thursday 22.
“We have observed a significant increase in Covid-19 notifications over the weeks, especially in Goiás and São Paulo,” said researcher Tatiana Portela in a video shared by the institution.
In Sao Paulo, cases of COVID-19 among the elderly, notifications already exceed influence A (which causes influenza) in this age group. In Goiás, the increase in SARS cases occurs in all age groups starting at 15 years old.
“In view of this scenario, we reinforce the importance of vaccination against Covid-19. Is it important, with this increase in Covid cases, that all people in the risk group are up to date with vaccination against Covid-19? , he highlighted.
Part of the increase in São Paulo is also linked to rhinovirus cases. This group of viruses is also responsible for the increase in SARS in Bahia, Paraíba and Sergipe, especially in children and adolescents between 2 and 14 years old.
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In 2024, Brazil recorded 6,935 deaths due to SARS. Of these, 3,656 were positive for a respiratory virus, 51.5% for SARS-CoV-2 (which causes Covid-19), 30.4% for influenza A, 10.3% for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and 0.7% due to influenza. B.
Influenza A cases are trending downward in most parts of the country, but according to Tatiana, influenza B is expected to increase in the coming weeks. “Therefore, it is also important for everyone to be up to date with flu vaccination,” she emphasizes.
The Unified Health System (SUS) offers the trivalent flu vaccine, which protects against three strains of the influenza virus: two of type A (H1N1 and H3N2) and one of type B. In the private network, the vaccine is the quadrivalent, which protects against two strains of influenza of type A (H1N1 and H3N2) and two of type B.
Source: Terra
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