On Thursday (21/04), Tiradentes holiday, the state of Fortaleza will keep two health centres open exclusively for routine vaccination. From 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Paolo Marcello and Messina stations are open.
Thursday (21/04) marks the start of routine vaccinations at health centres.
Paulo Marcelo Post (Rua Vinte e Cinco de Março, 607 – downtown)
Messejana Postal Service (Rua Coronel Guilherme Alencar, s/n – Messejana)
Vaccines for influenza (the eighth vaccination campaign) and measles (the twenty-fourth vaccination campaign) will be made available to children aged 6 months to less than 5 years – 4 years, 11 months, and 29 days. Older adults over the age of 60, as well as health care workers, will be able to receive the flu vaccination.
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The flu syndrome
The state of Fortaleza confirms that vaccination is being administered to adults and children infected with the Covid-19 virus in accordance with the recommendations of the Brazilian Society for Immunization (SBIm).
They should not receive the immunising agent until 30 days after the onset of symptoms, or until a positive result is obtained in the absence of symptoms. In the absence of coronavirus but with a flu-like syndrome, the vaccine should be administered 48 hours after the symptoms have subsided.
Vaccination for COVID-19
The municipality of Fortaleza continues to use biological immunomodulators at the vaccination points listed on the City Hall Portal during the Covid-19 campaign, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Volunteering in UPAs
For urgent care, Fortaleza has 12 emergency care units (UPAs), six of which are municipally run and all of which are open 24 hours a day, capable of caring for patients with moderately complex symptoms.