Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Effectiveness of ChAdOx1 vaccine in older adults during SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant circulation in São Paulo

  • Matt D. T. Hitchings,
  • Otavio T. Ranzani,
  • Murilo Dorion,
  • Tatiana Lang D’Agostini,
  • Regiane Cardoso de Paula,
  • Olivia Ferreira Pereira de Paula,
  • Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela,
  • Mario Sergio Scaramuzzini Torres,
  • Silvano Barbosa de Oliveira,
  • Wade Schulz,
  • Maria Almiron,
  • Rodrigo Said,
  • Roberto Dias de Oliveira,
  • Patricia Vieira Silva,
  • Wildo Navegantes de Araújo,
  • Jean Carlo Gorinchteyn,
  • Jason R. Andrews,
  • Derek A. T. Cummings,
  • Albert I. Ko,
  • Julio Croda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26459-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Here, the authors investigate the effectiveness of the Oxford-AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1) vaccine during extensive Gamma variant SARS-CoV-2 circulation in São Paulo state, Brazil, and find that a two-dose regime is more effective than one dose against mild to severe Covid-19 outcomes in older adults.