According to sources Brazilian Health Minister Ricardo Barros has proposed to vaccinate the entire country against yellow fever, after the disease emerged in new areas. Sources have stated that the recommendation will now be discussed with international organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Meanwhile at the start of February, vaccination efforts began in states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, seeking to immunize 19.7 million people against yellow fever, for which cases have been rising since last year, Xinhua news agency reported. According to Barros if the government approves the idea, separate programs will take place in each state of the country.
Accordingly Thirty four million people need to
be vaccinated there, with 23 million in the northeast and 11 million in the
south of the country. Moreover a plant belonging to Libbs Farmaceutica in Sao
Paulo is currently about to begin production of 4 million doses of vaccine a
month. Further from July 1, 2017 to February 20, 2018, Brazil has confirmed 545
cases of yellow fever, with 164 deaths.
