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Confirmation of yellow fever in primates in the state of Paraná, in an area near the northern border of Santa Catarina, has drawn attention to the proximity of the virus to Joinville and to the Importance of immunization to immunize the population
However, only 74,133 people have been vaccinated to date, or 21% of the target. The goal is to reach about 350,000 people in the priority group, covering people aged nine months to 59 years. Research is still considered weak.
– Until now, Joinville was not considered a vaccine recommendation area. But with the proximity of the disease, people should gradually seek vaccination – says Sandrine Tauber, a nurse in the Immunization Sector of the Department of Health.
The Health Secretariat will intensify its efforts to raise awareness of the importance of the vaccine and the control of the breeding sites of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, one of the main vectors of the virus that causes yellow fever, in addition to dengue, Zica virus and chikungunya.
In Joinville, the vaccine became routine less than six months ago. Since last year, the Health Monitoring and Environmental Monitoring Center has conducted a number of preventive actions and campaigns, including home visits and in-school visits. rural area, as well as the monitoring and badysis of reports on sick or dead animals.
– We will mobilize our network of influence and get the team to take advantage of vaccination rates.
Yellow fever vaccine is the only form of prevention against the disease. It should be taken in a single dose by all people aged nine months to 59 years. In Joinville, the vaccine is available in all basic health units (UBS) and in the central vaccine room (Rua Abdon Batista, 172, Centro)
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