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In Porto Alegre, there are already eight recordings confirmed by the Secretariat of Health
In Porto Alegre, there are already eight recordings confirmed by the Secretariat of Health
The State Department for Health confirmed, Friday, more cases of measles in Rio Grande do Sul in 2018 confirmed cases of the disease, eight of them in Porto Alegre, where there are 11 others under investigation. They are also affected by the disease virus in Alvorada (2), Viamão, São Luiz Gonzaga and Vacaria. Pulp did not report whether patients had complications due to the disease.
The capital's health department has been strengthening the prevention campaign since the beginning of the week. In the basic health units of the municipality, vaccine doses are available for the age group from 12 months to 49 years. The measles vaccine is the triple virus, which also protects against mumps and rubella. If in doubt, the orientation is to look for a health unit, preferably with the vaccination card. Children who have taken two doses of the vaccine are immune to the disease.
The coordinator of the Center for Communicable Diseases of Pasta, Sônia Coradini, believes that there is a situation close to the epidemic of the disease in Porto Alegre. "We are asking people to check their immunization status.We had eliminated this problem in 2016, but a group relaxed and did not receive the vaccine.Or the first dose and it was not not returned to the health post later, "he says.
The vaccination campaign for children under 5 against measles and poliomyelitis is taking place between 6 and 31 August. The D-Day campaign is scheduled for August 18th. The droplets will be aimed at the age group of 1 year up to the smallest of 5, the one in Rio Grande do Sul total 528 thousand children. The goal is to reach at least 95% of them.
All children in this group should receive an additional dose of MMR vaccine during the campaign, regardless of their complete or incomplete vaccination status. Outside of the campaign season, these vaccines and other routine schedule vaccines are available at the basic health units within 12 months, in the recommended dosing ages.
According to the Ministry of Health, the country had 677 confirmed cases of measles on Thursday, but this count includes only eight cases in Rio Grande do Sul. Currently, the country faces two foci of the disease – in Roraima and the Amazon
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