On Tuesday (4), the first imported batch of vaccines against monkeypox, or monkeypox, arrived in Brazil. The 9,8 doses were disembarked at Guarulhos Airport, in São Paulo. The next batches are expected to arrive by the end of this year. Around 50 thousand doses were purchased by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) revolving fund.
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According to the Ministry of Health, the vaccines will be used to carrying out studies, on the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO).
“It is important to emphasize that vaccines are safe and are currently used against human smallpox or common smallpox. Therefore, the study aims to generate evidence on the effectiveness, immunogenicity and safety of the monkeypox vaccine and, thus, guide managers' decisions”, informed the Ministry of Health.
(With Brazil Agency)
