Data in Brazil
- 34,8 million cases
- 688,5 thousand deaths
- recovered are 34,1 million
With the increase in positive tests, two new subvariants of the omicron also came: BQ.1 and XBB. These variants have already passed through Europe, China, the United States and are now starting to impact Brazil.
ADVERTISING
Cases
- On Saturday (5), the Municipal Health Department of Rio de Janeiro confirmed a case of Covid-19 caused by the ômicron BQ.1.
- On Monday (7), Rio Grande do Sul registered a case of the subvariant in Porto Alegre.
- On Tuesday (8), São Paulo confirmed the first death from the subvariant.
Guidelines
The mayor of the city of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes (PSDB), asked on Twitter for residents to get vaccinated. Scientist Miguel Nicolelis, who was coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the Northeast Consortium during the pandemic, also warned on Twitter that the vaccines we have in Brazil are not effective in protecting against BQ.1. He recommends purchasing new, more efficient vaccines and returning to the use of masks. In another post, he recommends that the government's transition team create a commission to deal with Covid challenges next year.
Some internet users said that the use of masks is a very close reality, others commented that they have used them again.
Vaccination
This Thursday (10) the Ministry of Health will distribute vaccines to children aged 6 months to 3 years old. In this initial phase, 12 states will receive Pfizer vaccines.
ADVERTISING
No dose of the vaccine was applied to this public, even with Anvisa's approval on September 16th.
According to the ministry's guidelines, priority will be children with comorbidities.
