The State Secretariat for Health organizes yellow fever vaccinations in Joinville

In an action that took place on Tuesday (5) and Wednesday (6) this week in the neighborhood of Boa Vista, residents of the streets Arno Schwartz and Cardinal Câmara were vaccinated against yellow fever by the vaccination team of the Basic Unit of Hygiene Bakitas Family (UBSF). The program aims to immunize 350,000 people from the province of beda, aged 9 months to 59 years.

The strategic action aims to reach a portion of the population who has difficulty in accessing the UBSF and to immunize forest dwellers more susceptible to the attack of Egyptian mosquito Aeds, dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika virus

This week, 48 people were immunized. In Joinville, the Boa Vista district has the highest number of mosquito homes. Vaccination prevents infection of the yellow fever virus by the population.

Vaccination efforts in Boa Vista continue on Thursday and Friday, February 7 and 8. The UBSF vaccination team of Bakitas will work in the parish of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, rue Albano Schmidt, in 1885, from 8:00 to 17:00.

Next week, action will be extended to municipal schools and early childhood centers. ) neighborhood. Information will be sent to parents to monitor the action and vaccinate their children. Only children accompanied by their parents will be vaccinated.

At UBSF Bakitas, Rua São Miguel, 513, care will be extended until 20 hours next week, from 11 to 15 February. "We will be in a longer period so that people who work during the day can also receive the vaccination," confirms Angela Andrea of ​​France, coordinator of UBSF. The intention is to promote partnerships with large companies and schools and with the Tupy bus terminal to vaccinate as many people as possible in the area.

Vaccination against yellow fever is available in all the basic health units of the family (UBSF). of Joinville. There is no case of transmission of the virus in the city. All people aged nine months to 59 years can be vaccinated. People with autoimmune diseases and over the age of 60 need a medical report with the release to receive the vaccine. To date, vaccination in Joinville has reached 58% of the target, vaccinating more than 200,000 people.