Biaoui has vaccinated more than 200,000 people during the national multiple vaccination campaign, which began on October 1. Data from LocalizaSUS. The aim of the campaign was to regulate the state of vaccination for children and adolescents up to the age of 15 years. Municipal vaccination centers provided routine vaccinations, supplementing the population’s vaccination schedule.

In all, 214,972 children and adolescents less than 1 year of age were vaccinated; 1 year from 02 to 04 years; From 05 to 09 years and from 10 to 14 years. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dTpa, human rotavirus, BCG, smallpox, DTP, trivirus, polio, HPV, yellow fever, pneumococcal, DTP + HIB + HB and meningococcal vaccines have been offered.

35 hepatitis A vaccines have been applied; 14,480 against hepatitis B; 46 doses against dTpa; 8436 against human rotavirus; 9470 against BCG; 14,386 doses of chickenpox vaccine; 15,077 doses against DTP; 15,116 doses against triple virus; 17,237 doses against polio; 17450 against HPV; 22832 against yellow fever; 23111 against pneumococci; 24,216 doses against DTP + HIB + HB and 33,080 doses against meningococci.

In all, 64,348 children under 1 year of age were vaccinated; 50 children up to one year old; 50 children from 02 to 04 years old; 36,777 children 5-9 years old and 41,098 adolescents 10-14 years old.

The multiple vaccination strategy was adopted in 2012 and is implemented over a specific period and for a short period of time each year. The recommendations are based on studies that show how a vaccine can provide maximum efficacy and protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.

According to the Minister of Health, Florentino Neto, when the vaccination status of children and adolescents is incomplete, vaccination protection for all can harm. “Diseases that are extinct can come back and make everyone sick,” the secretary explains.