Age group was the portion of the population that received the most 3rd dose of the immunization against covid-19, with 96% vaccinated
Brazil applied the 3rd dose of the vaccine against covid-19 in 5,667,281 of the elderly aged 70 to 74 years. It is the most advanced part of the population in terms of vaccination, with 96% of its group immunized with the 1st booster dose.
Data were consulted on 26 July. are from the platform Ministry of Health on vaccination and the projection made by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) on the Brazilian population in 2022.
The older population remains among the most advanced in vaccination. In August 2021, the ministry announced that the 3rd dose of the coronavirus vaccine would be applied from September 15. Elderly people over 70 years old, immunosuppressed people, people with cancer or who have recently undergone transplants were the first to be contemplated.
For the elderly to receive the booster, it will be necessary to have taken the 2nd dose for at least 6 months. The group is more susceptible to complications from covid-19.
Until May, only 43% of adults aged 18 to 59 in Brazil had adequate protection against the disease through the 3rd dose. The application is no longer considered additional or reinforcing. It has become the minimum level of protection since it became known that the omicron variant of the coronavirus easily escapes the vaccine.
Children and adolescents continue to be the least covered in relation to the 3rd dose. On May 27, 2022, Saúde released the use of reinforcement in young people aged 12 to 17.
According to the paste, the booster dose should be applied 4 months apart from the 2nd injection. The orientation is that adolescents take the Pfizer immunizer, regardless of the vaccine applied before.
The vaccines that are being applied in Brazil with two doses are CoronaVac, Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer. The country also has the Janssen vaccine in its immunization schedule, which requires only one dose.
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