Dengue: more than 3,500 adults need to take the 2nd dose to complete the vaccination schedule in Prudente

More than 3,500 residents of Presidente Prudente (SP) who received the first dose of the dengue vaccine still need to complete the vaccination schedule.

The second application is available to adults immunized in July and August with doses from a batch that was close to expiration.

According to a report from the Municipal Health Department (Sesau), 3,798 first doses were administered to this public. As of Friday (6), only 265 people had received the second application.

The Qdenga vaccine, produced by the Japanese laboratory Takeda, must be administered in two doses, with an interval of 90 days between them, according to the manufacturer's guidelines.

Anyone who received the first dose in the first few days of August can now return to a health unit. People vaccinated in the last days of the campaign, in the week of August 20, should check the date recorded on the vaccination card and seek health services on the indicated day.

In addition to the adult public covered by the batch that is about to expire, routine vaccination continues to be available for adolescents aged 10 to 14 in all health units in Presidente Prudente.

By the end of last week, 2,082 first doses were administered in this age group. The second application totals 1,744 immunizations.