Rio confirms local transmission of the Iris strain of covid, and the secretary tells Carioca to take the bivalent vaccine | Blog Edimilson Avila

“The Fiocruz Genome Surveillance Laboratory confirmed the first case of EG.5 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. “This is a 46-year-old patient who was vaccinated, but did not take the bivalent vaccine, and had mild symptoms,” Secretary Daniel Sorans described.

“This patient has no travel history. This really confirms that it is local transmission of the new subtype.”

However, according to the secretary, the man is no longer showing any symptoms.

The secretary said the recommendation now is that Everyone over the age of 12 gets the bivalent vaccine.

“There is no indication that this new sub-variant escapes vaccine protection. Rio de Janeiro has achieved very high vaccination coverage: 98% of people took the first and second dosehighlighted.

“But this protection lasts forever, so it is very important that every Carioca, over the age of 12, seek out a health unit to get the vaccine.”

As of this Wednesday, according to the Rio de Janeiro COVID Commission, 52.7% of Carioca age 60 or older who took the bivalent dose. 16 people were hospitalized with coronavirus in the municipality’s network, and the waiting list for a vacancy was zero. The positive rate was 13%.

Iris’ first case in Brazil was confirmed on the 18th of this month, in São Paulo, in a 71-year-old woman from São Paulo. Her symptoms began on July 30, and she received treatment in a private hospital, and was discharged the next day. It has also been fully vaccinated.

🦠🌍 According to information released by the World Health Organization (WHO), EG.5 is a sub-variant of Omicron, which was first identified in February 2023. Since then, there has been a continuous increase in the number of cases associated with this variant.

And according to the World Health Organization, so far. The EG.5 subvariate did not show a greater risk or significant risk compared to the other variants.

🚫🚨 Although it can escape the immune system more easily, as some tests have shown, It does not mean more serious diseasesThe increase in hospitalizations in the UK has not resulted in serious cases in intensive care units.

⚠️ 🩺 According to the Ministry of Health, health recommendations related to Covid-prevention measures, however, follow the same method and have not changed since the case was confirmed.