Effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine in older adults during a gamma variant associated epidemic of covid-19 in Brazil: test negative case-control study

OT Ranzani, MDT Hitchings, M Dorion, TL D'Agostini… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To estimate the effectiveness of the inactivated whole virus vaccine, CoronaVac
(Sinovac Biotech), against symptomatic covid-19 in the elderly population of São Paulo …

Excess maternal mortality in Brazil: Regional inequalities and trajectories during the COVID-19 epidemic

J Orellana, N Jacques, DGP Leventhal, L Marrero… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded 6 million known disease-related
deaths and there is evidence of an increase in maternal deaths, especially in low-and …

Excess suicides in Brazil: Inequalities according to age groups and regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

JDY Orellana, MLP de Souza - International journal of social …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed more than six million direct
deaths. Low-and middle-income countries, such Brazil, were severely hit, not only due to …

Viable SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant detected in aerosols in a residential setting with a self-isolating college student with COVID-19

WB Vass, JA Lednicky, SN Shankar, ZH Fan… - Journal of aerosol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The B. 1.617. 2 (Delta) variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged in India in October of 2020
and spread widely to over 145 countries, comprising over 99% of genome sequence …

Epidemiologic profile of severe acute respiratory infection in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic: an epidemiological study

NMS Sansone, MN Boschiero… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 is a significant public health issue, and monitoring confirmed
cases and deaths is an essential epidemiologic tool. We evaluated the features in Brazilian …

Primary healthcare protects vulnerable populations from inequity in COVID-19 vaccination: An ecological analysis of nationwide data from Brazil

LSL Bastos, S Aguilar, B Rache, P Maçaira… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background There is limited information on the inequity of access to vaccination in low-and-
middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we described the …

Lessons Learned from a Global Perspective of Coronavirus Disease-2019

V Kaul, J Chahal, IN Schrarstzhaupt… - Clinics in Chest …, 2023 - chestmed.theclinics.com
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (coronavirus disease …

Human development index is associated with COVID-19 case fatality rate in Brazil: an ecological study

CVC Palamim, MN Boschiero, FE Valencise… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Human Development Index measures a region's development and is a step for
development debate beyond the traditional, economic perspective. It can also determine the …

Respiratory support in patients with severe COVID-19 in the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection (ISARIC) COVID-19 study: a prospective …

LF Reyes, S Murthy, E Garcia-Gallo, L Merson… - Critical care, 2022 - Springer
Background Up to 30% of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 require advanced respiratory
support, including high-flow nasal cannulas (HFNC), non-invasive mechanical ventilation …

Comparison of the first and second waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in children and adolescents in a middle-income country: clinical impact …

EA Oliveira, ACS e Silva, MCL Oliveira… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the severity and clinical outcomes of the SARS-CoV-2 gamma variant
in children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19 in Brazil. Study design In this …