Doria plans to vaccinate all children in São Paulo within 3 weeks of the CoronaVac vaccine being released.
So far, Anvisa has authorized the use of the Pfizer vaccine in children from 5 years of age and the CoronaVac vaccine from 6 years of age.
247 - The governor of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), announced that the vaccination of children and adolescents against Covid-19 with CoronaVac will begin immediately. This Thursday (20), the The Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorized the use of CoronaVac in children from the age of 6..
On Twitter, Doria said that the plan is to vaccinate all children in the state within a maximum of three weeks. Vaccination of this group is already underway in the country, using the Pfizer vaccine. "Get your arms ready, kids! Anvisa authorizes vaccination of children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 with Coronavac. We will begin vaccination immediately. We hope to immunize all the kids in a maximum of 3 weeks," Doria stated.
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The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved this Thursday (20) the application of the CoronaVac vaccine in children and adolescents aged between 6 and 17 years - except in cases of immunosuppressed minors (with low immunity). The decision was taken during an extraordinary meeting of the collegiate board.
Children and adolescents with comorbidities will also be able to receive the vaccine, which will be administered in two doses, 28 days apart. The vaccine is the same one currently used for adult immunization, without any adaptation for a pediatric version.
The decision was unanimous. In total, five directors voted in favor of the approval: Meiruze Sousa Freitas, Alex Machado Campos, Rômison Rodrigues Mota, Cristiane Rose Jourdan, and the director-president of Anvisa himself, Antônio Barra Torres.
Through social media, the Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, commented on the approval for the emergency use of CoronaVac for the 6-17 age group. "All vaccines authorized by Anvisa [Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency] are considered for the PNO [National Plan for Operationalizing Vaccination against Covid-19]. We await the full decision and its publication in the Official Gazette," he said on his Twitter account.