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The target audience are children, pregnant women, and postpartum women.
This Monday (4), the first phase of the third stage of the National Influenza Vaccination Campaign began in the Federal District. The campaign is aimed at children from 6 months to 5 years, pregnant women and women who have recently given birth (up to 45 days after delivery).
This target audience has priority because they are more vulnerable to influenza and must be vaccinated until June 5 at the Basic Health Units (UBS).
“Starting today, 52,000 doses of the influenza vaccine will be distributed to the DF Health Regions, to the Health Regions, to begin the first phase of the third stage of the campaign. Taking into account that all priority groups will also have until June 5 to be vaccinated, ”reported Renata Brandão, Immunization manager of the Health Department.
The manager explains that the vaccination period was extended by the Ministry of Health until June due to the new coronavirus pandemic. The federal government also opted for the cancellation of D-Day, a national mobilization, to avoid crowds in the vaccination rooms. “With that, the campaign ended, which would be on May 22,” he said.
Priority
In a circular note, the Health Department emphasizes the importance of immediately starting vaccination of children, pregnant women, and women who have recently given birth, as they are more susceptible to influenza. The folder calls on this audience to search for vaccination rooms at UBS as soon as possible.
“The DF cold chain has already received the equivalent number of doses for part of the population in the third stage of the campaign. It was decided, then, that it would be important to start this portion of the population as soon as possible, ”said Fernanda Ledes, a nurse in the technical area of immunization at the Department of Health.
Programming
According to the program reorganized after the determination of the Ministry of Health, the second phase of the third stage of the campaign will be from May 11 to June 5, aimed at people with disabilities. Starting May 18, it will be the turn of adults from 55 to 59 years old and teachers from public and private schools.
Meanwhile, the other priority groups in the early stages will also have until June to be vaccinated.
People age 60 and older are part of the initial stages; healthcare professionals; professionals from the security and rescue forces; adolescents and young people from 12 to 21 years old under socio-educational measures; population deprived of liberty; employees of the prison system; carriers of chronic non-communicable diseases and other special clinical conditions; Indigenous villages; truck drivers, dock workers and public transport workers (drivers and collectors).
With information from the Brasilia Agency
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