Brazil recorded more than 50 million doses against influenza. The data is from the LocalizaSUS platform, which also indicated that vaccination coverage among pregnant women, the elderly, postpartum women, health workers and teachers exceeded 50%. These groups are considered priority for vaccination.
I want to call everyone together for our National Vaccination Movement, a movement of the Department of Health, states, municipalities, and the entire civil society. We need to restore the population’s confidence in vaccines,” confirms the Minister of Health, Nicia Trindade.
The goal is to immunize 90% of the population. More than 80 million triple doses, produced by the Butantan Institute, have been distributed across the country. The SUS still has vaccines available for people from 6 months of age. Those who have not yet been vaccinated need to check their state and/or municipality calendar for availability.
Immunization is necessary because it reduces the burden of disease, especially for people with health problems and the elderly, and prevents hospitalizations and deaths, in addition to reducing the burden on health services.
It is also important to stress that the vaccine is made from inactivated, fragmented and purified viruses, that is, it is not able to cause disease progression. In addition, the composition and concentration of antigens are updated every year, following guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO). The Ministry of Health confirms that the vaccination can be given in conjunction with other vaccines in the national calendar.
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