According to Campinas City Hall, the first education network to receive vaccination in the city is EMEF/EJA Padre Leão Vallerie, in an action carried out in partnership with the Municipal Department of Education. Disclosure Campinas begins, this Tuesday (4), a vaccination campaign within municipal and state schools to update the records of children and adolescents up to 14 years old. The campaign continues until September 1st and should reach around 60 educational units in the city. The first school to receive the health teams will be Padre Leão Vallerie, in Parque Valença I. Vaccination will depend on authorization from parents or guardians, who will be notified in advance by the schools. The strategy seeks to expand the reach of the campaign among students, especially teenagers, an age group that tends to be more delayed in the vaccination schedule. Join the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp Measles is among the priorities Vaccination against measles is expanded in the municipalities of São Paulo, Guarulhos and São Bernardo do Campo One of the main focuses of the mobilization is measles. Campinas has not registered cases of the disease since 2021, but the Department of Health states that it is paying attention to the increase in occurrences in other locations. According to the city hall, the state of São Paulo already has 14 cases of the disease this year. There are also records of outbreaks in countries such as the United States, Canada and Mexico. A survey by the municipal administration shows that 11,837 children up to 4 years of age have a measles vaccination record pending in the e-SUS system. In total, 61,483 children in this age group are registered in the database. The Department of Health informed that it will contact families to try to regularize the vaccination status. Vaccination continues at clinics In addition to actions in schools, the campaign continues in the city's health centers. The teams also actively search for children and adolescents with overdue vaccinations. Doses are administered in all health centers in Campinas, without the need for an appointment. To be vaccinated, you must present a photo ID and, if available, a vaccination card. VIDEOS: Everything about Campinas and the Region See more news about the region on the g1 Campinas page.
Focusing on measles, Campinas takes vaccinations to schools to update records of students up to 14 years old
According to Campinas City Hall, the first education network to receive vaccination in the city is EMEF/EJA Padre Leão Vallerie, in an action carried out in partnership with the Municipal Department of Education....
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