So far, 5.5% of children between 3 and 4 years old have received both doses of the Coronavac vaccine against Covid-19 in the country, according to estimates by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). Approval by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) for the application of immunization in this age group took place four months ago.
Data from the Covid-19 Vaccinometer, from the Ministry of Health, collected by Observa Infância (Fiocruz/Unifase) on November 7, 2022, show that 938,411 children aged 3 and 4 took the first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, while 323,965 they took both doses of the immunizer. In total, about 5.9 million children in this age group live in Brazil and are eligible to receive two doses of the vaccine.
“The delay in vaccinating children against Covid-19 is worrying, since, until June 2022, Brazil recorded an average of 2 daily deaths from Covid-19 among children under 5 years old. Since the approval of the pediatric Pfizer by Anvisa, on September 16, 26 children under 5 years of age have died from the disease, the equivalent of two deaths every three days”, says the coordinator of Observa Infância, Patricia Boccolini, in a statement. .
THE CNN contacted the Ministry of Health to comment on the results of the Fiocruz survey and notes on delay in vaccination and is awaiting a return.
Vaccination in this age group was suspended in different places due to lack of doses.
In August, the Federal District government temporarily suspended the application of the first dose of Coronavac for children. The same happened in the city of Rio de Janeiro on at least two occasions, in August and September.
Shortly after the authorization to expand the age groups suitable for vaccination, the Municipal Health Department of the city of São Paulo stated that the number of doses available at the time was insufficient for the total number of eligible children.
A survey carried out by CNN in October pointed out that vaccination against the disease of children aged 3 and 4 shows disparity between capitals.
about the study
The survey is part of a study that crosses large databases to investigate the role of social media, the Bolsa-Família Program and access to Primary Health Care in vaccination coverage in children under five years old.
The research is coordinated by the Childhood Health Observatory (Observa Infância), a joint initiative of Fiocruz and the Arthur Sá Earp Neto University Center (Unifase).
The scientific evidence worked on is the result of investigations carried out by researchers Patricia and Cristiano Boccolini within the scope of the Institute of Communication and Scientific and Technological Information in Health (Icict / Fiocruz) and the Faculty of Medicine of Petrópolis (FMP), of the Arthur de Sá Earp Center Neto (Unifase), with resources from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Source: CNN Brasil
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