The influenza vaccination campaign begins this Monday, 25th, for people over 60 years old, children from six months to under 6 years old, pregnant women, women who have recently given birth – up to 45 days postpartum -, quilombolas and indigenous people. The supply restriction occurs due to the quantity of doses received by the Municipal Health Department (SMS). D-Day will be on April 13th and the application of doses will last until May 31st.
Photo: Cristine Rochol/PMPA / Porto Alegre 24 hours
With immunization, the Ministry of Health intends to reduce complications, hospitalizations and deaths resulting from influenza virus infections in the target population. The objective is to vaccinate at least 90% of each of the priority groups.
In Porto Alegre, the estimated target audience eligible to receive the vaccine is 697,995 people, with the elderly being the largest number: 292,260. The vaccine offered by the Unified Health System (SUS) is trivalent, guaranteeing protection against the Influenza A H3N1 and H3N2 and Influenza B viruses.
In the second week of the campaign, the plan is to also offer the dose to health workers at all levels, public and private, education workers, from basic to higher education, people with comorbidities and special clinical conditions of all ages to from six months onwards, people with disabilities, teenagers and young people (12 to 21 years old) undergoing socio-educational measures, prison system employees and people deprived of liberty.
In the last stage, in the third week of the campaign, members of the security and rescue forces, Armed Forces, truck drivers, urban public transport workers and port workers join the first groups.
Proof
To receive the dose, indigenous people, quilombolas, pregnant women and people with disabilities must self-declare. For children, simply present their vaccination record. The other groups must take any document that proves the condition: document, medical prescription, badge, work card.
*With PMPA information
