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0385/2024 - Effect of vaccination in Brazil against COVID-19 and its behavior against variants of concern and their sublineages
Efeito da vacinação no Brasil contra a COVID-19 e o seu comportamento frente variantes de preocupação e suas sublinhagens

Author:

• Paulo Monteiro Araujo - Araujo, P.M - <paulomonteirothe@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5829-6268

Co-author(s):

• Susan Catherine Lima Lemos - Lemos, S.C.L - <susanlemos@ufpi.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-1234
• Maria Eduarda de Carvalho Barbosa - Barbosa, M.E.C - <eduardacarvalhob@ufpi.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8522-4861
• Igor Frederico da Silveira Ramos - Ramos, I.F.S - <igorfrederico10@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-7578
• Marcília Pinheiro da Costa - Costa, M.P. - <marciliapc@ufpi.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6093-6781
• Marcia dos Santos Rizzo - Rizzo, M.S - <marciarizzo@ufpi.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4276-3113


Abstract:

This study aims to evaluate the effect of vaccination in Brazil against COVID-19 by studying correlations. An ecological study was carried out that looked at the number of cases, stratifying them by the variants of concern (VOC) of SARS-CoV-2 and its sublineages, deaths, vaccination coverage and stringency index, evaluating the relationship of these variables using Kendall's tau correlation coefficient (τ). It was possible to observe a strong correlation between the increase in vaccination coverage, total vaccinations (τ=-0.702, p<0.001, 95%CI [-0.723; -0.679]) and immunized individuals (τ=-0.717, p<0.001, 95%CI [-0.737; -0.695]), and the reduction in new deaths. There is also a relationship with the decrease in new cases, although considerably weaker. When stratifying by VOC, what stands out is what was observed in Omicron and its sublineages, whose vaccination proved incapable of containing, suggesting that the negative correlation (τ=-0.199, p<0.001, 95%CI [-0.249; -0.141]) between the number of estimated cases and the stringency index may be part of the explanation. The COVID-19 pandemic has required a cohesive, global effort to deal with it, and the effect of vaccination on reducing new cases and deaths for the Brazilian population is undeniable; however, it is important to combine these measures with other preventive actions.

Keywords:

SARS-CoV-2; Immunization Programs; Pandemics.

Content:

Effect of vaccination in Brazil against COVID-19 and its behavior against variants of concern and their sublineages


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Araujo, P.M, Lemos, S.C.L, Barbosa, M.E.C, Ramos, I.F.S, Costa, M.P., Rizzo, M.S. Effect of vaccination in Brazil against COVID-19 and its behavior against variants of concern and their sublineages. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2024/Nov). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/effect-of-vaccination-in-brazil-against-covid19-and-its-behavior-against-variants-of-concern-and-their-sublineages/19433?id=19433



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