Brazil may re-register diseases that have been eradicated in the past due to Low immunization coverage in the past five years.
The country even earned the polio eradication seal in the early 1990s, becoming a model country for the world.
Like polio, the Measles The disease was considered to be eradicated in the country by the World Health Organization, WHO, in 2015. However, the recent measles outbreak that occurred in Brazil from 2017 to date has caused the country to miss that seal.
Coverage rates recommended by health authorities are 95% for vaccinated children up to 5 years of age.
the Immunization against polio The last time coverage was 100% in 2013. Since 2016, it has been less than 90%, reaching 76.1% in 2020 and 69.9% in 2021.
Triple D1 viral that inhibits v Measlesmumps and rubella, continued declining, from total coverage in 2014 to 79.7% in 2020.
Difficulty accessing vaccination sites, lack of awareness of the importance of vaccination and spreading false information about vaccines are among the reasons that have contributed to the decline in immunization.
“Fake news is a digitally transmitted disease that causes more victims than the virus itself,” says Renato Kfoury, an infectious disease scientist and head of the scientific division of immunizations at the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, SBP.
Isabella Palalay, MD, a pediatrician and vice president of the Brazilian Immunization Association, notes a decreased sense of fear of disease. “We need to talk about the risks, since, thanks to vaccination, parents of young children haven’t seen many of these diseases,” he notes.
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