The Putantan Institute announced that it delivered on Friday (25th) the first batch of influenza vaccines to the National Immunization Program (PNI) of the year. In all, there were two million doses.
The immune system that will be distributed by the Unified Health System (SUS) in 2022 will protect the Darwinian subtype of H3N2, linked to the influenza outbreak at the end of last year, the H1N1 and B strain.
According to the foundation, the first batch was sent before the March deadline, “after the data obtained on the new strains had been sent and approved by the National Health Surveillance Agency (infinite)”.
The national campaign will get 80 million doses of vaccine against the influenza virus, half of which will be delivered at the end of next month and the rest by the end of April, according to Putantan.
The immune system is adjusted annually based on the three subtypes most prevalent in the Southern Hemisphere in the previous year.
Health permit requirement for those coming to Brazil
On Friday (25th), the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) extended the exemption period for submitting the traveler’s health permit until March 2.
According to the decree published on January 20, the document mandatory for international boarding of passengers bound for Brazil must be submitted to the airline responsible for the flight before boarding.
However, on February 24, a fluctuation in the availability of access to the electronic form system was revealed, according to Anvisa.
To avoid any inconvenience, Anvisa has waived submission of the document until Saturday (26th). Due to instability and in view of the need for technical adjustments, the agency has extended the exemption period for document submission until 11:59 pm on March 2, Brasilia time.
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