The city – “oasis” in Brazil that vaccinated almost its entire population

Deaths were reduced by 95% from coronavirus in the city of Serrana, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after vaccinating almost the entire adult population.

With a population of 45,000, Serana is an oasis of health in Brazil, the country that has recorded the second highest number of covid-19 deaths worldwide (more than 461,000), and so far the immunization campaign is progressing slowly due to a lack of vaccines.

The Butantan Institute, which produces in Brazil The Coronavac vaccine of the Chinese Sinovac Biotech, studied the situation in Serrana, as broadcast by AMPE, citing Brazilian media.

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When the vaccination campaign started in the city, there was an increase in coronavirus cases, but the spread of the virus was reduced as soon as 75% of the population was vaccinated, according to scientists.

The researchers divided the city into four areas to understand the limit beyond which the spread of covid-19 is limited and concluded that the epidemic was brought under control after residents of three areas received its second dose. vaccine.

The number of symptomatic patients decreased by 80% and hospitalizations by 86%. Deaths due to covid-19 were reduced by 95%, according to Butantan.

Cities around Serrana continue to see an increase in coronavirus cases.

A similar experiment is being conducted in another city in the state of Sao Paulo, the richest in Brazil. Botukatou intends to vaccinate more than its 148,000 inhabitants with AstraZeneca vaccine.

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