Belo Horizonte Begins Free RSV Vaccination for Pregnant Women Through SUS

Overview

• Shots are available starting today at 153 health centers, the Traveler Health Service, and five extra posts across the city.
• Pregnant women must present proof of gestational age along with photo ID and, if possible, their vaccination card, according to municipal guidance.
• The first federal batch delivered 673,000 doses nationwide, with more than 62,000 sent to Minas Gerais and about 6,000 allocated to the capital.
• Local figures through November show 3,417 hospitalization requests and six deaths linked to bronchiolitis/RSV in Belo Horizonte this year.
• The vaccine is free via the public system after previously costing about R$1,500 per dose privately, and reporting notes plans for Butantan to manufacture it with a stated goal of avoiding about 28,000 infant hospitalizations per year.