The health department receives more than 82,000 doses of the flu vaccine.



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Vaccination will resume after an interruption (photo: Breno Esaki / Department of Health)
Vaccination will resume after an interruption. (photo: Breno Esaki / Department of Health)

This Tuesday (7/4), the Department of Health received 82 thousand doses of the flu vaccine sent by the Ministry of Health. The prognosis is that the vaccines will be available in the public health network starting this week.

Now the next step of immunization It will be for professionals from the security and rescue forces, patients with comorbidities, truck drivers, public transport drivers, adolescents and young people from 12 to 21 years old under socio-educational measures, people deprived of liberty and professionals from the prison system.

As soon as the doses are received in the cold chain, the portfolio’s support park, part of them will be distributed, in the coming days, so that the basic health units (UBS) do not have a shortage of supplies, in between of the growing demand for supplies.

Arrive

Until this Tuesday (04/07), 324,976 doses were applied to the population of the Federal District. Of the Target audiences From the early stages of the campaign, 100% of the elderly and 60.57% of health workers were vaccinated.

Starting May 9, the priority groups will be children from 6 months to less than 6 years, pregnant women, postpartum women (up to 45 days after delivery), indigenous peoples, teachers, adults from 55 to 59 years old and people with disabilities . . The campaign will continue until May 22.

* With information from the Brasilia Agency

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