People aged 40 and 41 will be receiving Covid-19 vaccine in Barbacena municipality in Brazil

Barbacena News

By Edward Era Barbacena 

Vaccination of the first dose against Covid-19 advances in Barbacena. For people aged 41 and over the immunization will be on Wednesday (14), from 9 am to 3 pm, in Basic Health Units (UBSs) in the neighborhoods of Carmo, João Paulo, Santa Efigênia, Vilela and São Francisco.

Vaccination for people aged 40 and over is scheduled for Thursday (15), between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, at the Health Units in the neighborhoods of João Paulo, Santa Efigênia, Vilela and São Francisco. On both days there will be the Drive Thru of the vaccine in the courtyard of the Basilica of St. Joseph the Worker.

To get vaccinated, it is necessary to present, originals and copies, of identity documents, proof of residence, CPF or national SUS card.

Municipality of Barbacena in MG, Brazil

Contraindications to the vaccine:

– Patients who tested positive for covid-19 can only vaccinate 30 days after the positive test, in case of asymptomatic, or 30 days after the onset of symptoms;

– Patients who underwent routine vaccination should wait a 15-day interval to vaccinate against covid 19;

– Hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or to any of the vaccine excipients;

– For those people who have already had a confirmed anaphylactic reaction to a previous dose of a covid-19 vaccine;

– Under 18 years old;

– Faced with acute febrile illnesses;

– Patients who use human immunoglobulin must be vaccinated at least one month between the administration of the immunoglobulin and the vaccine;

– Pregnant and lactating women, only with medical authorization to vaccinate, and must present, at the time of vaccination, a copy of the report/prescription of the assistant physician;

– Patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases should preferably be vaccinated while the disease is under control or in remission;

– Cancer patients, transplants, and other immunosuppressed patients can only vaccinate with medical authorization, and must present a copy of the report/prescription of the assistant physician at the time of vaccination.