Serrana, São Paulo
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Serrana is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 45,644 (2020 est.) in an area of 126 km2.[2] The elevation is 427 m.
COVID-19 vaccine study
While other communities were struggling to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, Serrana participated in a study wherein 100% of its adult population was supposed to be vaccinated with CoronaVac. Prior to the mass vaccination, 5% of Serrana's population had been infected, one of the highest rates in Brazil.[3]
Most adults received two shots by the end of April. By May, symptomatic COVID-19 cases fell 80%, hospitalizations by 86%, and mortality by 95% according to researchers doing the study. The virus was contained once 75% of people were vaccinated. According to Ricardo Palacios, a director at São Paulo's Instituto Butantan, "The most important result was understanding that we can control the pandemic even without vaccinating the entire population."[4][5]
Notable people
- Renan Lodi (born 1998), professional footballer
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jeantet, Diane (17 February 2021). "Vaccination of whole Brazilian city spares it from shortages". AP NEWS. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Mass vaccination creates healthy oasis in Brazilian city". Reuters. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal". Associated Press. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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