NATIONAL SUS IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593572302086

• Palavras-chave: Vaccines, Immunization, SUS (Unified Health System), Brazil.

• Keywords: Vaccines, Immunization, SUS (Unified Health System), Brazil.

• Abstract:

  Over the past 50 years, the vaccine has saved more lives on a global scale than any other medical product or procedure. Vaccination is widely recognized as one of the most effective public health treatments in the world. Since 1976, the National Immunization Program (PNI) has played a crucial role in Brazil's success in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases. This work is an integrative review study, with an exploratory descriptive character, with a qualitative approach, whose main objective is to analyze the recent dynamics associated with the supply of vaccines in Brazil according to the vaccine schedule, identifying its reflexes and the challenges imposed on access universal access to health in the country. The study highlighted the need to develop new strategies in the National Vaccination Plan to overcome the challenges faced by the country.