City of SP asks for authorization to reduce interval between doses
The city of São Paulo sent this morning (2) to the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), to the Scientific Committee of the state government of São Paulo and to the Ministry of Health, a request for authorization to reduce the covid-19 vaccine additional dose range for adults from five to four months.
Currently, the booster dose can be applied from five months after receiving the second dose. According to the municipal secretary of Health, Edson Aparecido, the city has enough vaccine stock for this anticipation.
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The state government has already announced that it will reduce this interval from five to four months, after the recommendation of the Scientific Committee of Coronavirus of the State of São Paulo, given the current epidemiological scenario of the disease in the world and the proximity of the end-of-year festivities.
In addition to the epidemiological scenario around the world, the measure took into account that São Paulo is a gateway, via ports and airports, for people from all over the world, and Brazil is still not required to present proof of a complete vaccination schedule for travelers. This week, the government of São Paulo also confirmed three cases of the Ômicron variant, which has already been diagnosed in several countries, and which may have an impact on the global epidemiological scenario.
The measure applies to those who took two doses of immunizing CoronaVac, AstraZeneca and Pfizer. Around 10 million people who were vaccinated in July and August will benefit.
Those who have taken Janssen's single-dose immunizer will be able to receive the additional dose of the same immunizer from two months apart. In the absence of Janssen's vaccine, an additional dose of Pfizer may be given.
Text translated using artificial intelligence.
