Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma lineage introduction and COVID-19 vaccination on the epidemiological landscape of a Brazilian city.
Cecília Artico BanhoLívia SacchettoGuilherme Rodrigues Fernandes CamposCíntia BittarFábio Sossai PossebonLeila Sabrina UllmannBeatriz de Carvalho MarquesGislaine Ceslestino Dutra da SilvaMarília Mazzi MoraesMaisa Carla Pereira ParraAndreia Francesli NegriAna Carolina BoldrinMichela Dias BarcelosThayza M I L Dos SantosBruno H G A MilhimLeonardo Cecílio RochaFernanda Simões DouradoAndresa Lopes Dos SantosVictoria Bernardi CiconiCaio PatutoAlice Freitas VersianiRafael Alves da SilvaEdoardo Estevam de Oliveira LoblVictor Miranda HernandesNathalia ZiniCarolina Colombelli PaccaCassia Fernanda EstofoleteHelena Lage FerreiraPaula RahalJoão Pessoa AraújoJamie A CohenCliff C KerrBenjamin M AlthouseNikos VasilakisMauricio Lacerda NogueiraPublished in: Communications medicine (2022)
Our findings highlight the beneficial effects of vaccination indicated by a pronounced reduction of severe cases and deaths in immunized individuals, reinforcing the need for rapid and massive vaccination.