“It’s time to intensify vaccination”, says minister on covid-19

The Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, said this Sunday (7) that infections with the Sars-COV 2 virus, responsible for covid-19, will continue to occur and that the moment is to strengthen surveillance, diagnosis, assistance and vaccination systems.

According to her, the virus will still mutate and, therefore, care must be maintained.

“It is time to intensify vaccination. Hospitalizations and deaths from covid-19 occur mainly in individuals who have not taken the recommended vaccine doses”, highlighted the minister on radio and television.

“For this reason, the Ministry of Health, alongside states and municipalities, has been carrying out a national movement for booster vaccination for covid-19 since February. This is the most effective and safe way to protect our population. We need to be united for health, in defense of life, ”he added.

Last Friday (5), the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the public health emergency of international concern. “After having gone through such a painful period, our country receives this news with hope”, said Nísia.

“The moment is of transition from the emergency mode to continued confrontation as part of the prevention and control of infectious diseases.”

During her speech, the minister recalled that Brazil lost 700,000 lives during the health outbreak.

“Another result would have been if the previous government, throughout the pandemic, respected the recommendations of science. If the ruler’s obligations to protect the country’s population were followed and fulfilled. We can not forget. We need to preserve this memory to build a dignified future”, he reinforced.

She thanked the scientists and laboratories that developed the immunizers and made a special reference to the workers of the Unified Health System (SUS).

“Despite denialism, attacks on science and the policy of neglect, many lives were saved due to the SUS and the boundless effort of health workers”, highlighted the minister.

“I thank them on my behalf and on behalf of President Lula, who has dedicated himself since the first day of our government to the policy of care and the strengthening of the SUS”, reinforced Nísia.

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After more than three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this Friday (5) that covid-19 no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international importance. According to the entity, the virus is now classified as an “established and ongoing health problem”.

Since March 2020, the WHO International Health Regulations Emergency Committee has met periodically to analyze the global scenario caused by the disease.

During the last deliberative session, which started yesterday (4), members of the committee highlighted the downward trend in deaths from covid-19, the decline in hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units (ICU) caused by the virus and the high levels of immunity. of the population.

“Yesterday, the Covid-19 emergency committee met for the 15th time and recommended that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I accepted the recommendation. With great hope, I declare the end of Covid-19 a global health emergency,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

“However, this does not mean that Covid-19 is over as a global health threat. last week, covid-19 claimed a life every three minutes – and these are just the deaths we are aware of”, added the director general.

Data from the entity indicate that 765.2 million cases of covid-19 have been confirmed on the planet so far, in addition to almost 7 million deaths recorded. Also according to the WHO, 13.3 billion doses of vaccines against the disease have been administered worldwide.

WHO declares end of global Covid-19 pandemic health emergency