Amazonas wants to vaccinate 1.8 million people against measles and influenza

campaign vaccination against measles And the flu This year it starts on April 4. In the AmazonIt is expected that 1,817,074 people from priority groups will be vaccinated, 1,375,666 against influenza and 441,408 against measles.

The strategy aims to expand coverage of measles vaccination and reduce complications from influenza virus infection.

State Department of Health (SES-AM), through the Amazonas Health Surveillance Corporation – Dr. Rosemary Costa Pinto (FVS-RCP) and municipal health departments, have a strategy to implement “day dFor social mobilization on April 30, with the campaign scheduled to end on June 3.

place of vaccination

Residents can request vaccinations at the nearest vaccination center from 4 April. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health, the target for vaccination coverage against measles is at least 95% and 90% for influenza.

“Influenza vaccination is important to prevent the spread of other viruses, in addition to what causes Covid-19, especially in this still seasonal period for respiratory diseases. Vaccination against measles, which will occur simultaneously, is the only way to eliminate this disease in an area Amazon and we depend on population stickiness”, says Minister of State for Health (SES-AM), Anwar Samad.

“Campaigns call for the attention of the community to reduce and prevent the risk and emergence of complications from diseases and deaths from diseases that have already been eliminated or reduced by a vaccine that protects the most vulnerable,” highlights the President of the Health Surveillance Foundation of the State of São Paulo Amazonas – Dr. Rosemary Costa Pinto (FVS-RCP), Tatiana Amorim.

In 2021, 36 cases of measles were reported and excluded. The vaccination coverage for the first dose last year was 69.45% and for the second dose was 42.05%. Nurse Angela Desiree, from FVS-RCP’s Division of Epidemiological Surveillance (DVE), highlights the importance of expanding measles vaccination coverage in order to prevent the return of the disease virus.

Currently, in 2022, there are still cases of measles in the country. In the northern region (in Amapá), there is an active outbreak. This scenario presents a risk to our children with measles who are returning to the Amazon. So, let’s take our young children for the measles vaccination,” the nurse warns.

Specifically in relation to influenza immunization, Lilian Furtado, also a nurse at DVE/FVS-RCP, stresses that it is important to achieve vaccination coverage against infection.

“Vaccination is a way to prevent complications from diseases and deaths, to reduce symptoms, especially in priority groups. Therefore, it is necessary that we strive to achieve the campaign goal of vaccinating 90% of the eligible group “concludes Lílian.

priority groups

In the campaign against influenza, children 6 months to less than 5 years old, pregnant women, maternity women, indigenous peoples, health workers, seniors aged 60 and over, public and private school teachers, and people with chronic diseases will be vaccinated. Communicable diseases, people with permanent disabilities, security and rescue and armed forces professionals, truck drivers, road mass transit workers, port workers, prison system personnel, adolescents, and other special clinical situations.

Measles vaccination has the following priority audiences: children from 6 months to less than 5 years of age and health workers. For health workers, taking into account the risks of disease and increased exposure in health services, the measles vaccination status will be updated and, therefore, there will be no target for vaccination coverage.

reference

FVS-RCP is responsible for health surveillance in Amazonas, which includes disease prevention through coordinated immunization, in Amazonas, by the National Immunization Program (PNI/FVS-RCP).

The institution is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Avenida Torquato Tapajós, 4010, Colônia Santo Antônio, Manaus. Dial FVS-RCP (92) 2129-2500 and 2129-2502.