Vaccination in Brazil: two states have not yet administered half their available doses

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As expected in a country of continental dimensions and 27 administrative divisions, different paces depend on each state, just as the number of cases and deaths from the disease has variations from one region to another, the number of vaccinations also greatly oscillates.

According to their populations, all states and the Federal District are supplied by the Ministry of Health the equal and proportional amounts of doses. Yet, the speed of administration varies considerably among them.

For example, while Mato Grosso do Sul has now administered 80.5% of the doses received and immunized 13.9% of its population, whereas Acre has used only 48.6% of the vaccines received and immunized 7.9% of the population with at least one dose. The state, alongside Rio de Janeiro, which administered 48.9% of the vaccines received, ranks bottom of states with the percentage of used doses.

Mato Grosso do Sul is the leader of the ranking and is the only state that has administered more than 80% of the doses currently available. Next on the list are Ceará with 75.6% and Paraíba (72.7%).

Below is the rate of vaccines used by each state through this Friday, April 9th, in relation to the total vaccines received.

Less than 50%: Acre (48.6%), Rio de Janeiro (48.9%).

Between 50% and 60%: Amazonas (53.1%), Goiás (54.2%), Maranhão (54.4%), Mato Grosso (56.1%), Roraima (50.3%).

Between 60% and 70%: Amapá (63.6%), Paraná (60.1%), Pernambuco (63%), Piauí (62.4%), Rio Grande do Norte (62.3%), Rio Grande do Sul (62.2%), Rondônia (71.8%), Minas Gerais (60.6%), Distrito Federal (65.4%), Santa Catarina (63.8%), and Tocantins (60.7%).

Between 70% and 80%: Alagoas (70.9%), Bahia (70.2%), Ceará (76%), Espírito Santo (70.5%), Pará (72.5%), São Paulo (71.9%), Sergipe (72.2%), and Paraíba (72.7%).

Above 80%: Mato Grosso do Sul (80.5%).

Source: Veja

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