According to experts, since they induce antibodies against the original strain of the virus and also the new variants, bivalent vaccines are the most effective among those currently available; The country is experiencing an increase in cases of the disease
Brazil has already applied more than a million doses of bivalent vaccine Against the COVID-19, as shown by data from the federal government’s Vaccinometer. The updated injections started being applied last Monday, 27. The country is seeing an increase in cases of the disease.
The latest update of the Ministry of Health panel, which took place at the beginning of this Saturday 4, indicates 1,019,082 bivalent doses administered. The guidance from the folder is that, for the time being, the updated immunizer is applied to people at the greatest risk of developing severe forms of the disease caused by the coronavirus: the elderly over 70, immunocompromised people, employees and people living in permanent institutions , indigenous people, river dwellers and quilombolas.
São Paulo is responsible for about five out of ten doses (48.33%) applied in the country, having administered more than 492 thousand in total. Rio de Janeiro (12.65%) and Rio Grande do Sul (8.1%) follow in the ranking of states that applied the highest number of doses, responsible for the application of 128,918 and 82,528 injections respectively.
Acre, Amapá and Roraima, less populous, were the units of the federation that, for now, have administered the fewest doses. They applied, respectively, 246, 716 and 909 injections.
As shown by StadiumTHE the bivalent vaccine is significantly more effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths from covid than the original immunizers. The conclusion is based on two preliminary studies conducted in the United States and Scandinavia and recently published. The effectiveness of the most recent vaccine when used as a second dose reaches 80% against 65% of the initial one.
The so-called bivalent vaccines induce the production of antibodies against the original strain of the SarsCov-2 virus and also the new variants that emerged during the pandemic and are predominant today. Therefore, according to experts, they are the most efficient of those currently available.
The threshold of one million doses applied is reached amid an increase in covid cases in the country after the carnival celebrations. As shown by Stadiumevidence they are aiming for a 20% increase in disease positivity in Carnival week AND cases of severe respiratory syndrome from covid have increased in 16 states.
The capital of São Paulo expands eligible audiences on Monday
In the capital São Paulo, all the elderly over 60 will be able to receive the updated dose starting next Monday 6. At the moment, the city vaccinates the elderly over 70, in addition to people over 12 who are immunocompromised , long-term residents and workers in these places./ COLLABORATED BY ROBERTA JANSEN
Source: Terra
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