Commemorative block of stamps with the vaccination theme was inspired by the book 'Vaccines', written by researchers from Fiocroz. Click here to download the enlarged image. Image: Reproduction/Post Office
At a time when Brazil is striving to raise vaccination rates for various diseases, such as polio, measles and Covid-19, the message about the importance of vaccines could reach the entire country in an innovative way: through postage stamps.
Issued by Correios, a commemorative block with six stamps was released last Tuesday, November 22, during the event 'Vaccines: from history and vaccination coverage to scientific dissemination', promoted by the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz).
The pieces are inspired by book 'Vaccines', published by Editora F.ioccross and winner of the 8th Abeu Prize. Four researchers from F.iocruz are authors of the publication: the postdoctoral students of IOC, Jorlan Fernandes, from the Laboratory of Hantaviruses and Rickettsiosis, and Natália Maria Lanzarini, from the Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology; the senior scientific advisor of Biomanguinhos, Akira Homma; and the researcher at the Laboratory of Hantaviruses and Rickettsiosis at IOC, Elba Lemos.
At the ceremony, the four authors performed the first obliteration of the stamps, which consists of marking the stamps with a special stamp in the shape of a syringe and the date of release.
The researchers at F.iocruz Natália Lanzarini, Akira Homma, Elba Lemos and Jorlan Fernandes present the new stamps alongside the Post Office business coordinator, Everton Cabral. Photo: Gutemberg Brito
“Low vaccination coverage has been a cause for concern, with the risk of a return of diseases eliminated from our country, such as polio. We need events and other initiatives that bring the scientific community closer to the population, especially children and young people. In this sense, we are very happy with the launch of the stamps”, said Elba, who organized the event together with Jorlan.
“Recording the importance of vaccines in philately is a source of great pride. All countries register events of great value on stamps and philately plays a role in historical records. These stamps will be available in all municipalities in the country and will remain for generations to come”, said Everton Cabral, regional business coordinator at Correios.
Created by artist Alan Magalhães, the stamps bring illustrations applied to the colors of the Brazilian flag, with reference to historical aspects of vaccine development and vaccination achievements in Brazil.
The print run will be 14 blocks. Each block, with the six stamps, costs R$ 14,10. The copy of each print has the value of the 1st postage of the letter (R$ 2,35). Stamps can be purchased at post office online store and, soon, they will be in the branches.
Made with a special stamp, the first obliteration marks the launch of the new stamps. Photo: Gutemberg Brito
In the top row, the first stamp refers to the physician Edward Jenner, who developed the first vaccine in 1796, inoculating the cowpox germ in a child, who was protected against the human disease. The story gave rise to the word vaccine, from the Latin term vaccinus, which means "derived from the cow".
The second seal has illustrations representing the various vaccines available in the National Immunization Program (PNI), considered one of the largest vaccination programs in the world.
In the second row, the stamp draws attention to childhood vaccination, with images of the vaccination booklet for girls and boys and the immunization schedule for children.
On the side, a family admiring the hands that prepare a syringe for vaccination, pointing out that immunization is everyone's achievement.
In the last row, the stamp on the left illustrates immunization with a pistol similar to the one used in the smallpox eradication campaign and an elderly couple that refers to the population vaccinated in the past.
Finally, the immunization print with the droplet against poliomyelitis and two young people who benefited from the immunization campaigns.
With the participation of researchers and students from basic and high school education, the event featured a round table and video presentations, comic strips and scientific dissemination games on the topic of vaccines.
The activity was supported by the Institute of Technology in Immunobiologicals (Biomanguinhos/Fiocruz), Institute of Communication and Scientific and Technological Information in Health (ICICT/Fiocruz), House of Oswaldo Cruz (COC/Fiocruz), Polytechnic School of Health Joaquim Venâncio (EPSJV/Fiocruz) and Editora Fiocroz.
At the opening table, the deputy director of Research, Technological Development and Innovation of the IOC, Luciana Garzoni; the vice-director of Quality at Biomanguinhos, Rosane Cuber; the adviser to the Deputy Directorate of Communication and Information at ICICT, Aldo Pontes; and the general coordinator of Technical High School at EPSJV, Jonathan de Moura.
The general education coordinator of the Vice-Presidency for Teaching, Information and Communication (VPEIC/Fiocruz), Cristina Guilam, sent a recorded video message to the ceremony.
Among the scientific dissemination actions, the event featured the screening of two videos: the presentation of a jingle created by EPSJV students to encourage immunization and the short film 'The specialist responds', in which researcher Akira Homma answers questions about vaccines made by students from the municipal schools Pastor Gerson Ferreira Costa and Gastão Penalva, in Rio de Janeiro.
Four comic strips with the theme 'Zé Gotinha's meeting with Oswaldo and Akira' were also presented. With scripts prepared by EPSJV students, the strips were illustrated by professionals from Multimeios, ICICT's development center in the area of arts and design.
In addition, there was the relaunch of two games, developed by IOC in partnership with Multimeios. Created based on proposals from students of the Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine at IOC, the games 'Imune' and 'Caminhos de Oswaldo' will be made available, initially, to schools in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília.
At the event's round table, Akira Homma presented the history of vaccine development and the Brazilian immunization program. The former coordinator of the PNI, Francieli Fantinato, showed data on vaccination coverage in the country, discussing the challenges of the current scenario.
Finally, the person responsible for the communication and education axis of the 'Reconquista das Altas Vacinais Coverage' project, Isabel Azevedo, spoke about the initiative, carried out by Fiocruz, Ministry of Health and Brazilian Society of Immunizations (SBIM) with the objective of developing and applying strategies to increase vaccination rates. The panel was moderated by professor at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Cláudia Vitral.
Commemorative block of stamps with the vaccination theme was inspired by the book 'Vaccines', written by researchers from Fiocroz. Click here to download the enlarged image. Image: Reproduction/Post Office
At a time when Brazil is striving to raise vaccination rates for various diseases, such as polio, measles and Covid-19, the message about the importance of vaccines could reach the entire country in an innovative way: through postage stamps.
Issued by Correios, a commemorative block with six stamps was released last Tuesday, November 22, during the event 'Vaccines: from history and vaccination coverage to scientific dissemination', promoted by the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz).
The pieces are inspired by book 'Vaccines', published by Editora F.ioccross and winner of the 8th Abeu Prize. Four researchers from F.iocruz are authors of the publication: the postdoctoral students of IOC, Jorlan Fernandes, from the Laboratory of Hantaviruses and Rickettsiosis, and Natália Maria Lanzarini, from the Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology; the senior scientific advisor of Biomanguinhos, Akira Homma; and the researcher at the Laboratory of Hantaviruses and Rickettsiosis at IOC, Elba Lemos.
At the ceremony, the four authors performed the first obliteration of the stamps, which consists of marking the stamps with a special stamp in the shape of a syringe and the date of release.
The researchers at F.iocruz Natália Lanzarini, Akira Homma, Elba Lemos and Jorlan Fernandes present the new stamps alongside the Post Office business coordinator, Everton Cabral. Photo: Gutemberg Brito
“Low vaccination coverage has been a cause for concern, with the risk of a return of diseases eliminated from our country, such as polio. We need events and other initiatives that bring the scientific community closer to the population, especially children and young people. In this sense, we are very happy with the launch of the stamps”, said Elba, who organized the event together with Jorlan.
“Recording the importance of vaccines in philately is a source of great pride. All countries register events of great value on stamps and philately plays a role in historical records. These stamps will be available in all municipalities in the country and will remain for generations to come”, said Everton Cabral, regional business coordinator at Correios.
Created by artist Alan Magalhães, the stamps bring illustrations applied to the colors of the Brazilian flag, with reference to historical aspects of vaccine development and vaccination achievements in Brazil.
The print run will be 14 blocks. Each block, with the six stamps, costs R$ 14,10. The copy of each print has the value of the 1st postage of the letter (R$ 2,35). Stamps can be purchased at post office online store and, soon, they will be in the branches.
Made with a special stamp, the first obliteration marks the launch of the new stamps. Photo: Gutemberg Brito
In the top row, the first stamp refers to the physician Edward Jenner, who developed the first vaccine in 1796, inoculating the cowpox germ in a child, who was protected against the human disease. The story gave rise to the word vaccine, from the Latin term vaccinus, which means "derived from the cow".
The second seal has illustrations representing the various vaccines available in the National Immunization Program (PNI), considered one of the largest vaccination programs in the world.
In the second row, the stamp draws attention to childhood vaccination, with images of the vaccination booklet for girls and boys and the immunization schedule for children.
On the side, a family admiring the hands that prepare a syringe for vaccination, pointing out that immunization is everyone's achievement.
In the last row, the stamp on the left illustrates immunization with a pistol similar to the one used in the smallpox eradication campaign and an elderly couple that refers to the population vaccinated in the past.
Finally, the immunization print with the droplet against poliomyelitis and two young people who benefited from the immunization campaigns.
With the participation of researchers and students from basic and high school education, the event featured a round table and video presentations, comic strips and scientific dissemination games on the topic of vaccines.
The activity was supported by the Institute of Technology in Immunobiologicals (Biomanguinhos/Fiocruz), Institute of Communication and Scientific and Technological Information in Health (ICICT/Fiocruz), House of Oswaldo Cruz (COC/Fiocruz), Polytechnic School of Health Joaquim Venâncio (EPSJV/Fiocruz) and Editora Fiocroz.
At the opening table, the deputy director of Research, Technological Development and Innovation of the IOC, Luciana Garzoni; the vice-director of Quality at Biomanguinhos, Rosane Cuber; the adviser to the Deputy Directorate of Communication and Information at ICICT, Aldo Pontes; and the general coordinator of Technical High School at EPSJV, Jonathan de Moura.
The general education coordinator of the Vice-Presidency for Teaching, Information and Communication (VPEIC/Fiocruz), Cristina Guilam, sent a recorded video message to the ceremony.
Among the scientific dissemination actions, the event featured the screening of two videos: the presentation of a jingle created by EPSJV students to encourage immunization and the short film 'The specialist responds', in which researcher Akira Homma answers questions about vaccines made by students from the municipal schools Pastor Gerson Ferreira Costa and Gastão Penalva, in Rio de Janeiro.
Four comic strips with the theme 'Zé Gotinha's meeting with Oswaldo and Akira' were also presented. With scripts prepared by EPSJV students, the strips were illustrated by professionals from Multimeios, ICICT's development center in the area of arts and design.
In addition, there was the relaunch of two games, developed by IOC in partnership with Multimeios. Created based on proposals from students of the Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine at IOC, the games 'Imune' and 'Caminhos de Oswaldo' will be made available, initially, to schools in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília.
At the event's round table, Akira Homma presented the history of vaccine development and the Brazilian immunization program. The former coordinator of the PNI, Francieli Fantinato, showed data on vaccination coverage in the country, discussing the challenges of the current scenario.
Finally, the person responsible for the communication and education axis of the 'Reconquista das Altas Vacinais Coverage' project, Isabel Azevedo, spoke about the initiative, carried out by Fiocruz, Ministry of Health and Brazilian Society of Immunizations (SBIM) with the objective of developing and applying strategies to increase vaccination rates. The panel was moderated by professor at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Cláudia Vitral.
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