The Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, announced on Saturday (18) the reduction of the interval for applying the third dose of the vaccine against Covid from five to four months. According to him, the objective is to expand protection against the omicron variant.
“The booster dose is essential to stop the advance of new variants and reduce hospitalizations and deaths, especially in risk groups”, he stated in his official profile of the social network.
The minister informed that the ordinance with the modification will be published next Monday (20).
“Get informed about your municipality’s vaccination schedule and see if your turn has come,” he posted.
Earlier, Queiroga said that the ministry decided to establish a longer procedure to authorize the immunization of children aged 5 to 11 years and will only announce the decision on the matter on January 5, despite authorization from Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency ) for the vaccination of this group.
According to the minister, the longer term is important because it is a “sensitive issue”.
“Anvisa, through a decision of its own management, included the Pfizer vaccine for application in children aged between 5 and 11 years”, he said. But, according to Queiroga, the “introduction of this product as part of a public policy requires a more in-depth analysis” by the ministry.
In his assessment, ANVISA’s authorization alone was not enough for the vaccination to be put into practice.
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