Estimating the early impact of vaccination against COVID-19 on deaths among elderly people in Brazil: Analyses of routinely-collected data on vaccine coverage and mortality

Estimating the early impact of vaccination against COVID-19 on deaths among elderly people in Brazil: Analyses of routinely-collected data on vaccine coverage and mortality

Background: Vaccination against COVID-19 in Brazil started in January 2021, with health workers and the elderly as the priority groups. We assessed whether there was an impact of vaccinations on the mortality of elderly individuals in a context of wide transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 gamma (P.1) vari...

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Main Authors: Prof Cesar Victora, Prof Marcia C. Castro, Susie Gurzenda, Arnaldo C. Medeiros, Giovanny V.A. França, Prof Aluisio J.D. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
Brazil
Immunization
Mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021003163

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