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The first doses of the vaccine against covid-19 began to be distributed to municipalities by the Ministry of Health and cases of people who do not belong to the priority group of the vaccine began to appear ‘stuck in line’. In the municipality of Itabi, in Sergipe, the mayor Junior of Amynthas (DEM), 46, received one of 31 doses of the immunizer that were destined for the region, which has a population of approximately 5,000 people.
After being criticized, the mayor who is not part of the risk group justified himself on social networks. Amynthas said the gesture was an attempt to “encourage the population to get vaccinated.” The mayor also claimed that states and municipalities have autonomy to adjust vaccination against the coronavirus according to the reality of the regions.
The mayor denied the versions that indicate that he tried to take advantage of the position he occupies to break the line and said that, in reality, the gesture had a noble intention.
“The video was made by my own advice and widely disseminated by me. For representing a noble purpose, the defense and the health of our people in Itabi. If there were no nobility, good intention in my gesture, I would have secretly taken the vaccine. . And I would also vaccinate my wife, my 8-year-old son and my parents. “
In a note shared in the mayor’s official networks, the Municipal Health Secretariat said that the vaccines were safely received on January 19 and that the continuation of the vaccination program will follow the “schedule and target audience established by the competent health authorities. “. The expectation is that the doses will be initially distributed to healthcare professionals.
The Secretary also explains that according to the Technical Report ‘National Vaccination Campaign against Covid-19’, prepared by the Ministry of Health, ‘States and Municipalities are given the possibility to adjust the prioritization according to local reality’, which it is the reason why the junior mayor of Amynthas was immunized in an act to demonstrate the safety, legitimacy and effectiveness of the vaccine ”, reads an extract from the clarifying note of the case.
The division of groups in the immunization plan appears as a recommendation of the Ministry of Health and does not point to an illegal infraction in the act of the mayor. However, after the repercussions of the case, the PGE (State Attorney General’s Office) presented a representation to the Public Ministry to investigate a possible act of administrative impropriety.
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