Brazil Cities Broaden Flu Shots, Rio Rolls Out Updated COVID Dose as São Paulo Reports Yellow Fever Deaths

Overview

• São Paulo’s disease surveillance center confirmed Thursday nine yellow fever cases in 2026 with five deaths, all in unvaccinated people, and urged immediate vaccination at public clinics that requires 10 days to take effect.
• Rio de Janeiro began Wednesday to give an LP8.1‑updated COVID‑19 dose to people 70 and older and to pregnant women, offering shots at 241 primary‑care units and three mass sites, with more groups added as federal supplies arrive.
• City health departments widened flu vaccination this week to everyone 6 months and older, with Belo Horizonte opening access Wednesday and Campo Grande expanding from Thursday after week‑18 data showed 808 severe respiratory cases and 55 deaths.
• Juiz de Fora also opened flu shots to the general public and kept priority groups in focus, while Fortaleza will open eight health posts this weekend for mild respiratory care and influenza vaccination at two dedicated sites.
• Montes Claros intensified anti‑rabies shots for pets through Friday in neighborhoods where infected bats were detected, with routine doses also available at the city’s Zoonosis Control Center.