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07/10/2014
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The Health Ministry said on Wednesday that more than 41.7 million people have been vaccinated against the flu this year - or 84% of the target audience of the 2014 campaign (49.6 million individuals). Thus, the goal of 80% coverage established by the slurry was overcome. Since April 22, the flu vaccine is available in the ranks of the Unified Health System (SUS) for members of the priority group.
The target audience is the share of children six months to under five years; people aged 60 or more; workers in the health field; indigenous peoples; pregnant women; women up to 45 days after delivery; prisoners; employees of the prison system and people with chronic diseases.
The Ministry of Health recommended on 8 May that the municipalities that had not yet achieved the goal to continue to vaccinate the population to achieve 80% coverage of the priority group. States that have not yet reached the goal are Amapá (63.8%), Rio Grande do Norte (70.1%), Acre (74.17%), Roraima (77.9%), Rio de Janeiro (79, 1%), Ceará (79.5%) and Bahia (79.6%). Whereas the states with the highest coverage to date are Goiás (92.6% coverage), followed by Santa Catarina (90.3%) and Paraná (90.2%).
The Ministry of Health distributed to states 53.5 million doses of vaccine, which protects against the three subtypes of influenza viruses that circulated over last winter (A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and influenza B). The vaccine is safe and is contraindicated for people who have egg allergies.
Source: See - Online
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