Governor João Doria (PSDB) said this Wednesday (16) that the state of São Paulo will adopt the fourth dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 in people over 80 years old. Immunization will start next Monday (21).
In an open-air press conference without a mask at Palácio dos Bandeirantes, in Morumbi, the toucan says that 900,000 elderly people should receive reinforcement in São Paulo.
Only those who received the third dose for at least four months will be able to receive the fourth dose from Monday.
“This population [acima de 80 anos] is the most vulnerable. Those who are eligible, have taken the third dose, can take their fourth dose from March 21st. It is a population that quickly adheres to the vaccine. We are waiting for everyone, all vaccines are available”, said Regiane de Paula, coordinator of the State Immunization Program.
“With the ômicron, we had a small increase in mortality in this group, but we need to vaccinate”, completed the coordinator.
Data from the government of São Paulo, mentioned by Paula in the interview, indicate that 90.11% of the entire population over five years of age has a complete vaccination schedule. There are 102 million doses applied.
At this time, the Ministry of Health recommends the fourth dose for immunocompromised people over 12 years of age.
States and municipalities are not obliged to follow the recommendations of the federal government, as reinforced by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in a 2020 decision, and can draw up their own rules to combat the pandemic.
This is the second time that Doria has announced the availability of the fourth dose. On February 9, he said that the fourth dose would be released to the entire population of the state even without health approval, but did not specify the date.
Two days after Doria’s announcement, the Ministry of Health did not recommend the fourth dose of the Covid vaccine for the general population.
According to the folder’s technical note, released at the time, it was necessary before deciding on expanding the use of the fourth dose to understand the epidemiological scenario in greater detail regarding hospitalizations, deaths and infections by Covid-19 among certain age groups and their relationship with the disease. vaccination status (vaccinated vs unvaccinated).
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