Serrana, São Paulo

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.

Serrana
Flag of Serrana
Coat of arms of Serrana
Location in São Paulo  state
Location in São Paulo state
Serrana is located in Brazil
Serrana
Serrana
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°12′41″S 47°35′44″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
  Total126 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total45,644
  Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Jeantet, Diane (17 February 2021). "Vaccination of whole Brazilian city spares it from shortages". AP NEWS. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. "Mass vaccination creates healthy oasis in Brazilian city". Reuters. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. "Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal". Associated Press. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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