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05/05/2016
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Ministry of Health points balance 1,106 occurrences of the virus; SP remains the state with the largest number of records
Agency Brazil
vaccine distributed in public protects against the H1N1 virus, influenza A H3N2 and influenza B
Until April 23, 1,880 cases of influenza of all types were registered in Brazil this year, the new report released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday (3). Of this total, 1,571 were caused by the H1N1 subtype, which caused 290 deaths.
With 1,106 infected records, the Southeast region has the largest number of people with H1N1, and 988 only in São Paulo. The State also reported the highest number of deaths from the virus: 149.
The ministry also said on Tuesday that, missing more than two weeks to the end of the vaccination campaign against influenza, nearly 43% of the audience was immunized. The government's goal is to vaccinate until 20 May, at least 80% of the 49.8 million people at higher risk for complications from influenza.
In all, 21.3 million people received the vaccine so far. The priority group that searched for the posts was the health professionals, followed by children between six months and five years of age. Pregnant women, indigenous people and people with chronic diseases are also part of the target audience of the Ministry of Health.
The choice of the groups following the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is also supported by epidemiologic studies. They have priority more susceptible to aggravation of respiratory disease groups.
Officially, the national campaign began last Saturday (30), however, the Ministry of Health said the sending of doses to 22 states that have chosen to anticipate the vaccination due to the increased number of cases of influenza A H1N1 influenza. The vaccine distributed in public, and protect against the virus, immunized against influenza A H3N2 and influenza B.
According to the Ministry of Health until the next Friday (6), more than 49 million doses of vaccine have already been sent to state health departments, which corresponds to 93% of doses purchased for the campaign - 54 millions. The forecast is that by the May 13 all doses are delivered.
Swing
Three states and the Federal District achieved the highest vaccination coverage so far: Amapá (78.11%), Federal District (64.7%), Goiás (63.5%) and São Paulo (61.6%). In the analysis by region, the South had, so far, the best performance in vaccination coverage against influenza, with 55.7%, followed by the Southeast (48.05%); Midwest (48%); North (34.9%) and Northeast (31.65%).
To receive the dose, it is important to take the vaccination card and identification. People with chronic illnesses or other special medical conditions also need to present a doctor's prescription, specifying the reason for the indication of the vaccine. registered patients in control programs of chronic diseases of the Unified Health System should go to stations that are registered to receive the dose, without medical prescription.
Source: IG
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