Covid-19 vaccine: 10.2% of Brazilians have received at least one dose
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to a survey conducted by VEJA, 21,335,474 Brazilians had been administered the first shot against the disease by Wednesday, April 7. Of these, 6,048,379 have completed the immunization scheme after receiving the second dose, which corresponds to 2.9% of the population.
Among the states, Mato Grosso do Sul registers the highest rate of vaccinated people. There, 13.5% of the population is immunized. In second place is Rio Grande do Sul, with 12.8%. Bahia comes next, with 12.4%. São Paulo, the champion in the absolute number of vaccines administered – 7,100,705 doses – ranks fifth with 11.3%, behind Paraíba, which has 11.5% of its population immunized.
Although the milestone is positive, the country still needs to accelerate the speed of vaccination substantially. In the world ranking of countries that have most administered the first dose, Brazil is in 58th position, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The percentage list leader is tiny Gibraltar, which has already immunized 95% of its population with at least one dose.
Source: Veja
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