The first shipment will be distributed to the States; the target audience is children with comorbidities, according to federal government forecasts
or Ministry of Health received this Thursday, 27, the first shipment of doses against COVID-19 intended for children from 6 months to less than 3 years. With 1 million doses, the batch of immunizers, manufactured by pfizer and authorized by National health surveillance agency (Anvisa), landed at Viracopos International Airport, in Campinas (SP), and will be aimed at children with comorbidities within the established age range.
According to the file, the lot will be subjected to analysis by the National Institute for Quality Control in Health for evaluation and quality control in the coming days.
Guidelines regarding the application, target audience and distribution of vaccines by state are expected to be published in a technical note starting next Monday, 31.
“At this time, as a precaution, vaccination will be recommended for children between 6 months and 3 years of age with comorbidities. With the end of the Public Health Emergency of National Importance, the possibility of increasing doses for children of this age group without comorbidities should be evaluated by the National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies in the SUS (Conitec) “, highlighted the Ministry of Health. / Agency for Brazil
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