São Paulo’s Health Secretary (SES-SP) has extended the influenza vaccination campaign for the population by six months to September 15. As of August 25, the state had registered 49.5% vaccine coverage, compared with 47.1% at the end of July, another improvement in this metric. In the first 5 months of 2023, 6.1 million doses of vaccine were administered, but as the campaign continued to lengthen, more than 6.5 million doses were administered in just over three months, bringing the total to 12,747,837.00 doses. The national coverage target is 90%.
The flu usually causes fever, runny nose, runny nose, tiredness and body aches, but more severe cases can affect children under 6 years old, the elderly, pregnant women and people with comorbidities, and can even lead to death. Among them, a larger number of children and adolescents are vaccinated, and the vaccine coverage rate continues to increase. Among them, the youngest is 38.5% and the oldest is 57.2%.
In 2023 alone, the Health Secretariat recorded 241 deaths from serious cases caused by infection with two different types of influenza viruses. Vaccination is effective in preventing the progression of these more severe diseases. During the same period in 2022, the number of confirmed deaths was 275, a decrease of 22.4% from this year. However, as of August this year, the number of cases increased to 2,543 from 1,691 last year, an increase of 50.3%.
safe immunization
The vaccine, developed by the Butantan Institute, is safe and effective. Because the virus mutates highly and its characteristics change over an extended period of time, annual immunization is required. For example, the H1N1 virus strain used in 2023 is different from the strain used to produce immunizers last year.
Made from inactivated virus from the three main strains circulating in the southern hemisphere, the vaccine causes organisms to produce antibodies that fight the infection and stimulates the memory of cells so they learn to deal with the virus. Less than 10% of people who get the vaccine develop fever, malaise and muscle aches. Typically, people who develop these symptoms are receiving this type of immunization for the first time. Anaphylaxis is considered rare.
For pregnant women, the vaccine does not pose any different risks than the rest of the population, and in addition to two benefits for women, research shows that in the first six months of pregnancy, protection against influenza viruses is more than 60% for both babies. life. Get more vaccinations. Immunizers can be given at any time during pregnancy and in women during the puerperium (that is, 45 days postpartum).
There are also two priority groups, including children above 60 years of age, children between 6 months and 6 years old, indigenous people, health professionals, teachers, people with comorbidities, members of security and rescue forces, and members of the armed forces. , road workers, public transport workers, port workers, prison system officials, teenagers and people deprived of liberty. In 2023, the Ministry of Health will expand the scope of vaccination to cover all people over 6 months old. This is because once vaccinated, an individual has less chance of catching and spreading the flu, reducing the risk that some unvaccinated people will become infected. The immunization machines are available at more than 5,000 vaccination sites across the state.
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