Flu: vaccination in the North of the country runs until February 29th – 12/16/2023 – Health
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The flu vaccination campaign in the North of the country was extended until February 29, 2024. The action would end this Friday (15) in Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins.
To date, in these states, 717 thousand doses have been administered. The estimate is to immunize 6.6 million people. The federal government sent 7 million doses of the trivalent influenza vaccine to the northern states.
The Ministry of Health changed the vaccination schedule against the influenza virus, which causes the flu, in the northern states.
From 2024 onwards, the population of the Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and South will receive the flu vaccine in the first half of the year; the North, will continue in the second.
The change aims to protect the population during the Amazon winter —from mid-November to May—, a period of greater viral circulation and flu transmission.
The ministry sent 7 million doses of the trivalent influenza vaccine and the estimate is that 6.6 million people will be immunized. To date, 717 thousand doses have been administered in the seven states.
The vaccine offered is trivalent — made up of two strains of influenza A and one of B — the same one used in the 2023 campaign. It is important to explain that the virus mutates and therefore, the vaccine is updated annually.
The manufacture is made with inactivated, fragmented and purified viruses, that is, it is not capable of inducing the development of the disease, according to the Ministry of Health.
HOW LONG IS IT FOR THE VACCINE TO TAKE EFFECT?
At least 7 to 10 days, but the greatest production of antibodies occurs after four weeks. When the circulation of the virus increases, the defense system is already shielded.
CAN YOU TAKE THE FLU VACCINE ALONG WITH BIVALENT AND THE OTHERS?
Yes. The flu vaccine can be taken with any other vaccine on the immunization schedule.
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS?
In up to 10% of cases, pain at the application site, redness and tightening of the skin may occur. Below 3% there are systemic manifestations, such as low fever, feeling of tiredness, muscle pain, headache. All reactions end around 48 to 62 hours. If they persist, it is recommended to seek a healthcare service.
ARE THERE CONTRAINDICATIONS?
The person should check whether they are allergic to the ingredients in the vaccine. Those allergic to eggs may receive the vaccine, even those with a history of anaphylaxis. Egg allergy is no longer considered a contraindication or precaution for using the influenza virus vaccine. The guideline is that the vaccine is administered in a hospital service, as if the patient develops an allergic condition, it will be possible to reverse it.
CAN YOU TAKE THE VACCINE WITH FLU SYMPTOMS?
No. If any infection is suspected, the vaccine should be administered 48 to 72 hours after the condition improves.
ELIGIBLE GROUPS
- Children aged 6 months to under 6 years
- Indigenous children aged 6 months to under 9 years
- Health Workers
- Pregnant women
- Postpartum women
- Primary and higher education teachers
- Indian people
- People 60+
- Homeless people
- Security and rescue forces professionals
- Armed Forces Professionals
- People with chronic non-communicable diseases and other special clinical conditions (regardless of age)
- People with permanent disabilities
- Truckers
- Public road transport workers (urban and long-distance)
- Port workers
- Officials in the deprivation of liberty system
- Population deprived of liberty, in addition to adolescents and young people under socio-educational measures (between 12 and 21 years old).
Children aged six months to eight years vaccinated for the first time should receive two doses of the vaccine, 30 days apart.
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