2023-12-07 05:46:00
O Ministry of Health is monitoring the scenario related to new variants of covid-19 no Brazil. In this sense, the ministry reinforced the importance of vaccination as the main means of protection against the disease and released a note addressing the subject:
At this time, it is important that all Brazilians update their vaccination schedule with all recommended doses for each age group, including the bivalent booster. All vaccines available in SUS [Sistema Único de Saúde] They are currently effective against variants circulating in the country, preventing serious symptoms and deaths.
In case you didn’t know, two new subvariants of the disease have emerged in recent times. One of them is JN1, which was initially detected in Ceará and currently accounts for 3.2% of records worldwide. The other is JG 3, which, in addition to being identified, is already being monitored in Rio de Janeiro, Goiás and São Paulo.
The two subvariants have also been identified in 47 countries and the Ministry of Health guaranteed that it has the most up-to-date vaccines available, in addition to stating that it is in line with the measures recommended by the WHO to combat Covid-19:
The Ministry of Health remains aligned with all scientific evidence, with the most up-to-date recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat Covid-19, including planning for vaccination in 2024, which is already underway.
Plans for 2024 and vaccination of children
The ministry previously stated that it has sufficient stock for pediatric vaccination groups and high-risk populations next year. Likewise, the ministry will have a complete vaccination schedule for children aged 6 months and under 5 years of age with the right to three doses. Anyone who is part of this audience and received three doses in 2023 will not need to repeat it next year
It is worth noting that anyone over the age of 5 and who is part of the priority groups will receive a booster dose in 2024. The following are part of this group:
- People with comorbidities;
- Ribeirinhos and quilombolas;
- People living in long-term care institutions and their workers;
- People with permanent disabilities;
- Persons deprived of liberty over 18 years of age;
- Adolescents and young people complying with socio-educational measures;
- Employees of the deprivation of liberty system.
As for the state of Ceará, the state received a boost of 900 antiviral treatments for mild cases of covid-19 for elderly people aged 65 and over, as well as immunosuppressed people aged 18 and over. In addition, another 820 treatments were authorized for shipment. The Ministry of Health said it has been in contact with the authorities to provide support:
A rapid response team from the department’s Covid-19 epidemiological surveillance technical area is ready to go to the location, as soon as requested. Since the end of the emergency, decreed by the WHO in May this year, the recommendation has been maintained that groups at highest risk of worsening the disease continue to follow prevention and control measures, such as the use of masks in closed, poorly ventilated places. or with crowds; in addition to the isolation of patients infected with the virus. The recommendation also applies to people with flu-like symptoms.
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