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The Ministry of Health announced that more than 300 municipalities in the country have low coverage for the polio vaccine, among them three cities in the Itapetininga (SP) region, namely Tatuí (SP), Quadra (SP) and Nova Campina (SP).
According to the agency, demand for vaccine at Quadra was slightly above 23%. Already in Nova Campina, she had reached only 47% of her goal.
Tatuí is among the state cities of São Paulo that are on the alert because of the low demand for the polio vaccine. The published data indicates that vaccination reached a little over 49% of the target population in the city, that is, children under 5 years old.
The coordinator of epidemiological surveillance Tatuí refutes the information (Photo: Reproduction / TV TEM [19659007] Rosana Oliveira, the coordinator of epidemiological surveillance, refutes the information, according to her, demand is normalized and 85% of the target has already been reached this year, 10% less than what is recommended. appointed by the Ministry of Health.
"This data is difficult to update because of the system we are using, and today we have a new system, now with the change probably going to be standardized," he says.
The polio vaccination campaign is taking place in the region of Itapetininga (Photo: Reproduction / TV TEM
The Polio Vaccine, also known as infantile paralysis, dev should be administered early. All children under five should be vaccinated.
Vaccination takes place free of charge at 2, 4 and 6 months of life of the baby and by droplets, which must be carried out between 15 months and 4 years.
Rodrigo Trindade Lopes, a resident of Tatui, had his son vaccinated and has taken advantage of the opportunity to update the polio vaccine in his pocket.
"I've been following the news and I see the importance of protecting our children, especially against polio, and we must also give booster shots," he says.
Silvia Mariana Paiz also states that she worries about
In Tatuí, the polio vaccine can be found in the Rosa Garcia Health Centers, Central Health Office, Vila Angelica, and in the base unit of Valinho, which Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm
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