Covid-19 – More than 250 doses are administered during extended hours

The Health Department of Lucas do Rio Verde promoted, on Friday night (19), a special action to vaccinate against Flu (children under 6 years old and priority groups), Covid-19 (children under 5 years old and groups priority) and routine (according to the national calendar).

The objective of the action was to provide a different time, outside of business hours, for parents and guardians to take their children to be vaccinated. In total, more than 252 doses were administered and 181 people were treated.

Health Surveillance supervisor Claudia Engelmann points out that it was an important action. “I emphasize the need for vaccination, as we have influenza circulating in our municipality, causing great demand for health units due to the symptoms it causes. The vaccination target for children, pregnant women, women who have recently given birth and the elderly is still at 15%, and they are the people who most need this protection. Our units remain open during normal hours for care and vaccinations,” she explains.

It is important to highlight that vaccinations continue to be carried out in all basic health units (UBS), from Monday to Friday, from 7am to 10:30am and from 1pm to 4:30pm.

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Flu priority group:

Children aged 6 months to under 6 years;

Health Workers;

Pregnant women;

Postpartum women;

Education Workers;

Elderly people aged 60 and over;

Security and rescue forces professionals;

People with comorbidities;

People with permanent disabilities;

Truck drivers;

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Public road transport workers (urban and long-distance);

Indigenous people living outside indigenous land

The vaccine is only contraindicated for children under six months of age and for people with a history of allergic reactions and severe anaphylaxis to previous doses.

Covid-19 priority group:

People aged 60 or over, immunocompromised people aged 5 and over, pregnant and postpartum women, healthcare workers, people with permanent disabilities and people with comorbidities.

Up-to-date passbook

Keeping the vaccination schedule up to date is important to guarantee protection for everyone’s health and prevent the return of diseases that are no longer part of everyday life, such as whooping cough, measles, infantile paralysis and even Covid-19, in its most serious form. of the disease.

Lucas do Rio Verde has vaccines for all stages of life: children, adolescents, adults and the elderly, according to the National Immunization Plan (PNI). The Municipality has 15 vaccination rooms, in addition to two in the rural sector.

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