Law is the first step before the extension of the obligation to the rest of the population, scheduled for the beginning of 2022. The project aims to protect vulnerable groups.
Rio is experiencing an outbreak of influenza. Last Tuesday (7), the Health Department announced that more than 20 thousand people were infected in recent weeks.
Reinforcement was anticipated in Maranhão after the confirmation of cases of the Ômicron variant in the country. This measure applies to those over 18 years of age and who have completed a basic vaccination schedule.
According to the organization's director for Europe, Hans Kluge, the first measure should be to sensitize the population to the importance of receiving the vaccine.
With that, the city has also faced lack of vaccine doses and decided, last Friday (3), to suspend immunization until new batches arrive.