The Ministry of Health expects influenza vaccination for the month of March

The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday night, the 28th of this month, that Vaccination campaign against the virus fluWhich causes influenza, will be brought forward to March this year. The group effort usually takes place between April and May, but will begin on the 25th of the following month. The doses will be distributed to the north-eastern, central-western, south-eastern and southern regions, and in the north region, vaccination will take place in the second semester, a period that sees more infections due to the “Amazonian winter”.

The spread of the influenza virus usually occurs between May and July. However, Brazil recorded an increase in the spread of various respiratory viruses before this period.

He added: “Since last year, we have noticed an anticipation of the spread of respiratory viruses in general. Therefore, this year we will introduce a campaign to protect the population, especially the elderly, pregnant women, health and education workers and all eligible persons, so that we can protect the population before the winter,” said Memorandum, Ethel Maciel, Minister of Health and Environmental Monitoring of the Ministry.

Vaccination centers will provide the trivalent vaccine free of charge Protects against three circulating strains of the virus. The purpose of the folder is Vaccinating 75 million people Priority groups (see below).

The Butantan Institute, the producer of the vaccine, announced that it will transport the first 5 million doses of the vaccine on Thursday, the 29th of this month, and the remaining 70 million by April. For the northern region, 6.6 million doses will be provided in September.

“Vaccination against flu It is very important, especially for the elderly and people with some kind of comorbidity. The virus remains of concern because of its adaptability, in addition to facilitating complications of other respiratory syndromes. Esper Callas, Director of the Foundation, stated that the expectation that batches of this vaccine will arrive at the Ministry of Health reinforces Butantan's commitment to the public health of the Brazilian population.

Find out who should get vaccinated

• Children aged 6 months to under 6 years;
• Indigenous children aged 6 months to under 9 years;
• health workers;
• pregnant women;
• Postpartum women;
• Basic and higher education teachers;
• Indian people;
• Seniors aged 60 years and over;
• homeless people;
• Security and rescue forces professionals;
• Armed forces professionals;
• People with chronic non-communicable diseases and other special clinical conditions (regardless of their age);
• People with permanent disabilities;
• truck drivers;
• Public road transport workers (urban and long-distance);
• dock workers;
• Workers in a system that deprives of freedom;
• Population deprived of liberty, as well as adolescents and young people subject to social and educational measures (aged 12 to 21 years).
• Children who are getting the vaccine for the first time should take two doses, 30 days apart.