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The Brazilian Army is supporting this weekend's vaccination campaign which is taking place door-to-door in Manaus, the state capital of Amazonas, which is suffering from an epidemic of this disease, reported official sources today
. They patrol the streets of the Jorge Teixeira neighborhood, in the eastern part of the city, where a group of drug traffickers prevented Wednesday the health authorities to vaccinate against measles for unknown reasons and still under investigation.
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However, the military said in a statement that support is occurring in this district "by virtue of being one of the cities" of Manaus ", the large number of cases of measles and logistical difficulties", not to mention the recent incident with traffickers.
According to the Military Command of the Amazon (CMA), support for the armed forces was requested shortly after Manaus decreed the emergency situation on the 3rd of this month As a result "When approaching the army, leaflets containing advice on vaccination and other relevant information on measles will be distributed," notes the note.
Read more: Vaccination The army did not mention the episode that health aides lived in the Jorge Teixeira neighborhood on Wednesday when their job interrupted by the threats of several drug traffickers
The suspects, apparently members of a criminal faction, were not even intimidated by the presence of a television crew accompanying them. officials of the municipal health department when applying vaccines.
The next day, the police deployed a special operation and accompanied the medical teams in this area to ensure the safety and development of the campaign.
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The state of Amazonas faced for several weeks to an alarming outbreak of measles that, until July 17, had 444 confirmed cases. According to the latest report of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2,529 others continue their investigation.
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