SEARCH FOR VACCINE AGAINST YELLOW FEVER LOT AT ES

18/01/2017

Health Secretary said there is no reason to panic in the state.

Sesa announced the arrival of the first batch with 350 thousand doses.

The health centers of Vila Velha, in Greater Vitória, received new doses of the yellow fever vaccine, on Wednesday (18). The Jardim Marilândia unit received 40 doses, which ended quickly. In Glória, a long line was formed by one of the 100 passwords distributed to the population.

On Tuesday (17), the secretary of Health of the Espírito Santo's, Ricardo de Oliveira, reassured the population and said there is no reason to worry about yellow fever. "There is no reason to panic or rush to the vaccine posts. The Holy Spirit is still not an area of risk, "he said.

A total of 500,000 doses are expected to reach the state by Friday (20) and the priority is to vaccinate residents of 26 municipalities, especially those on the border with Minas Gerais. Immunization is also recommended for anyone traveling to places of risk.

"There is no confirmed case in either monkeys or men around here. And in Minas Gerais the suspicions are of wild regions, not urban, outside the cities, "reinforced the secretary.

In order to protect the population of Espírito Santo preventively, however, the State Department of Health (SESA) and the Ministry of Health will do what they call a precautionary vaccination.

The first shipment, of 350 thousand doses, arrived in Vitória on Wednesday (18), according to Sesa. They will be sent to three state health centers, one in Colatina, another in São Mateus and the third in Cachoeiro.

Only then, the municipalities will be able to get the medication. Vaccines are expected to be applied from Monday (21).

Last week, Sesa had released a list of 23 municipalities that are priority to receive the doses. That number rose to 26 because they entered São Roque do Canaã, Venda Nova do Imigrante and São Gabriel da Palha.

A ação de imunizar a população nesses lugares pretende fazer uma barreira para que, se algo for confirmado em Minas, não haja transmissão da doença para o Espírito Santo. “Quando usamos a estratégia de colocar a vacinação nos limites, é para proteger todo o Estado. Não há necessidade de fazer vacinação em massa”, explicou o secretário.

Source: G1