Brazil surpassed the United States on Wednesday (17) in the percentage of the population fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to data collected by CNN Agency, with just over 59% of Brazilians with complete immunization against the disease. A day before, the Ministry of Health announced the reduction of the interval for the application of the booster dose and the expansion of the age range of those who must receive the third dose of the vaccine for people over 18 years old.
In this episode of E Tem Mais, Carol Nogueira presents an overview of the advance of vaccination against Covid-19 in Brazil and the plans to expand the application of booster doses to all Brazilians over 18 years of age. To talk about the next steps for immunization and the fight against Covid-19 in Brazil, participating in this episode are physician Isabella Ballalai, vice president of SBIm (Brazilian Society of Immunizations), and epidemiologist Carla Domingues, former coordinator of the PNI ( National Immunization Program).
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