(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) A total of more than 29.72 million confirmed cases in Brazil can be vaccinated for the fourth dose of people over 80 years old
China News Agency, Sao Paulo, March 23 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to the data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 23rd local time, there were 47,376 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, with a total of 29,729,991 confirmed cases; 302 new deaths were added. 657,998 cases died; 28,363,966 cases were cured.
Brazil's Ministry of Health announced on the 23rd that it is recommended that people over the age of 80 receive the fourth dose of the vaccine four months after completing the third dose of the new crown vaccine.
Whether other age groups are vaccinated with the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine, the guidance and recommendations will be adjusted at any time as needed in the future.
Previously, in the Brazilian Ministry of Health's new crown vaccination guidelines, the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine was limited to immunosuppressed people such as adolescents.
According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, immunosuppressed people include those receiving hemodialysis, cancer treatment or people living with HIV.
In fact, the state of São Paulo has taken the lead in the country to vaccinate people over the age of 80 with the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine since March 21.
The capital city of São Paulo announced on the 23rd that the city will vaccinate people aged 70 to 79 with the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine starting on March 29.
As of the 23rd, Brazil has partially lifted the "mandatory mask order" in public places in 16 state capital cities and the capital Brasilia.
Among them, 6 cities including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Maceio, Florianópolis, Natal and Brasilia have all cancelled the "mandatory mask order" in public places, allowing people not to wear masks during outdoor activities .
According to statistics released by the Brazilian state health departments, in the past 7 days, the daily average of newly confirmed cases in Brazil was 36,110, a decrease of 26% from the data two weeks ago; the daily average of new deaths was 295, a decrease of 41% from the data two weeks ago. %.
According to Brazilian media statistics, as of 20:00 on the 23rd, 175.2 million people in Brazil have been vaccinated with the first dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 81.56% of the total population; 159.5 million people have completed the whole course of vaccination, accounting for 74.25% of the total population.
In addition, more than 74.1 million people in Brazil received the third booster dose, accounting for 34.5% of the total population.
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