Health · Public Health & Disease · 3 hrs ago
Vaccination offered at Aparecida shrine during holiday
Visitors to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in Aparecida, São Paulo state, can get their vaccinations checked and updated on Oct.
12.
The state health department is running the holiday vaccination drive with the municipal health department.
Teams are offering vaccines against yellow fever, influenza, and measles, mumps and rubella.
Health workers will check each person’s vaccination history and decide which doses are recommended.
The drive is taking place during celebrations that draw worshippers from across Brazil.
São Paulo state had recorded 41 measles cases in 2026 by Oct.
6, with no deaths; 31 of those diagnosed had no vaccination record or an incomplete schedule.
The vaccination service runs from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Vaccination will be offered at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in São Paulo state on October 12.
The state health department is organizing the holiday initiative with the municipal health department.
Available vaccines include those for yellow fever, influenza and measles, mumps and rubella.
Health workers will check visitors’ vaccination records and identify recommended doses.
The initiative aims to expand access during celebrations that draw worshippers from across Brazil.
- Who
- São Paulo state and municipal health department teams.
- What
- They will offer vaccinations and check visitors’ vaccination records.
- When
- October 12, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Where
- The National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, in Aparecida, São Paulo state.
- Why
- To expand access to vaccination during the shrine’s celebrations.
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- Date
- October 12
- Hours
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Location
- National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida
- Vaccines
- Yellow fever, influenza and triple viral
- Measles cases
- São Paulo state recorded 41 cases in 2026 through October 6, with no deaths
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