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Vaccination campaign against polio should continue in states that did not meet goal

28/06/2013

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Aline Leal
Brazil Agency reporter

Brasilia - Balance released today (27) by the Ministry of Health indicates that 11.3 million children aged 6 months to 5 years of age were immunized during National Immunization against Poliomyelitis. Although it ended on last Friday (21), it was recommended that states that have not reached the goal of vaccination continue the mobilization until the 5th of July.

The goal of the ministry is to vaccinate 12.2 million children aged set, which represents 95% of this audience. During the national campaign, immunization reached 87.6%. According to preliminary numbers reported by the Departments of Health by 10 am today, only two states have reached the goal, the Acre, with 97.3% coverage, and Roraima, with 96.7%.

The other states with the highest vaccination coverage are Rondônia (94.8%), Santa Catarina (93.6%), Rio de Janeiro (93.5%), Goiás (93.5%), Paraná (92.8% ), Maranhão (92.3%), Sergipe (91.6%) and Rio Grande do Sul (90.5%).

The Ministry of Health warns that it is important for parents to take their vaccination records so that health professionals can assess the vaccination status of the child.

Since 1994, Brazil has a certificate issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) to eradicate polio, a disease that has no cure. The application also allows the droplets of vaccine virus in the environment, helping to create herd immunity, strengthening collective protection for all children.

Editing: David Oliveira



Source: Agency Brazil

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