Assistance and Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccinations to Patients with Rare Diseases

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2023

Authors

Moraes, MCD (Author) Other; Ivone Duarte (Author) FMUP; Rui Nunes (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Healthcare

Vol. 11

Final page: 2781

Publisher: MDPI

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Z-9MZ

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11202781

Abstract (EN): The COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been fortified by the positive effects of immunization: data from official government organizations and communication channels show that infection rates, hospitalizations, and deaths have continued to fall since its implementation. In Brazil, the effective and free National Vaccination Program has failed to prioritize patients with rare diseases, who have extreme comorbidities, and who adhere to the calendar prepared by the government. The question is why these rare people were not considered priorities during the vaccination program. This study aims to understand the reasoning behind this decision and to resume the debate around the rights of patients with rare diseases based on regular descriptors issued by official government agencies and by critics of rare disease issues in scientific articles. The objectives of this study were as follows: to analyze the dispensed care of rare disease patients in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign; to identify the procedures implemented by the National Vaccination Plan for the Brazilian population over 18 years of age and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan implemented from the perspective of a rare person.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10