Outbreaks of meningitis vaccination oblige government to set
23/8/2010
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Imprint: Helton Simões
Source: Eband
Increasing the number of deaths from meningitis and the emergence of new outbreaks in Brazil forced the government to fix a date in the calendar year for immunization, according to Band News FM.
Starting in September, vaccination against type C meningitis is now part of the schedule for children up to two years. According to José Gomes Temporão, Minister of Health later this year, all children of this age receive a dose.
Nowadays, who needs to take the vaccine faces a pilgrimage for the SUS (Unified Health System) or pays on average R$ 100 in a private clinic.
One of the more severe types of inflammation of the brain, meningitis killed 534 Brazilians in 2009. The number of deaths represents an increase of 6.8% over 2008 when 500 deaths were recorded.
Last year, São Paulo was the state which recorded the highest number of infections, followed by the Federal District, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Amazonas. According to Eduardo Hage, Director of Epidemiological Surveillance Ministry of Health, only two states do immunization against meningitis.
In Salvador, for example, the number of deaths in the first half of this year was 66% higher than the first six months of last year. This article was translated by an automatic translation system, and was therefore not reviewed by people.
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