Following the identification of two COVID-19 subvariants in Brazil (JN. 1 and JG. 3), the Ministry of Health announced that it followed the scenario and reinforced vaccination as the main means of coverage against the disease.
“At this time, it is critical that all Brazilians stay up to date with the vaccination program with all doses for each age group, adding the bivalent booster,” the ministry said. “Ultimately, all vaccines will be available through the SUS [Brazil’s national network of public fitness services] and are effective against the variants circulating in the country, preventing severe symptoms and deaths. “
In a statement, the ministry insists that the antiviral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir be available in the SUS for the treatment of COVID-19 infection in people over 65 years of age and in immunocompromised people over 18 years of age, as soon as symptoms appear and the infection is confirmed. A positive test.
The JN.1 subvariant, initially detected in Ceará, has been gaining global proportions and now accounts for 3.2 percent of cases registered worldwide, the ministry reported. The JG.3 subvariant, also identified in Ceará, is being monitored in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Goiás.
Both subvariants have been discovered in countries, according to a report by the World Health Organization.
“The Ministry of Health remains aligned with all the clinical evidence, with the recent top recommendations of the World Health Organization to fight COVID-19, adding the realization of vaccination plans for 2024, which are already underway. “
In October, the ministry announced the inclusion of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine in the national vaccination program, as well as the vaccination of the population at highest risk of worsening of the disease, starting in 2024. The ministry promises that it will have enough materials for either vaccines. next year.
“The procurement of vaccines for next year’s schedule is underway. The new contract supplies the most recent versions of the vaccines, as long as they have been approved through the National Health Surveillance Agency.
Normally, Brazilians summers are marked by rising temperatures, longer days than nights, heavy rainfall, electrical discharges, and moderate to strong winds, but El Niño should make climate changes more intense.
“We have a trend, almost a confirmation, of a reduction of around 6% [5.7%] in the so-called intentional lethal violent crimes,” Justice and Public Security Minister Dino said while presenting a preliminary assessment of the ministry’s efforts this year.
An initiative of the NGO Ação da Cidadania, the crusade celebrates its third decade of life with the largest collection in the last three years: 2,000 tons of food will be distributed to families in Brazil, starting Thursday, benefiting more than 800,000 people.
Former President Bolsonaro’s government interrupted a three-year decline. Last year, another 3,000 people between the ages of five and 17 were affected. The standards followed in the survey were those set by the International Labour Organization.
Oil went from BB- to BB. According to Petrobras, this improvement is due to the agency’s upgrade in Brazil’s rating, which moved to BB on Dec. 19.
In addition to bringing the Brazilians, the plane is carrying six tons of humanitarian supplies, including water purifiers, and is slated to arrive in Brasília at 8 am on Saturday (Dec. 23).
The main novelty will be the merger of 4 taxes into one, which will come into force in 2026 and last until 2033. The transition to collect the tax at its final destination will begin in 2029 and is expected to take 50 years to complete.
With a projected expansion of 3. 1 percent this year, the country is expected to end the year with a three-dimensional GDP of $2. 13, surpassing Canada, the IMF said. Last year, Brazil ranked 11th.
PortosRio reported that in the second part of December there will be significant maritime traffic, with an average of 57,000 tourists who will pass through the Mauá cruise terminal.
Brazil’s Health Minister Nísia Trindade said the effects show the beginning of a reversal of the downward trend in vaccination policy across the country, which has been in place since 2016.