Impact of the lethal "Politics" variant on the population in Brazil

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has provoked a deep and extensive health crisis and a trail of deaths globally and in Brazil (1). Brazil had reached the mark of 22,499,525 cases and 619,937 deaths by January 10, 2022 (2). The current Jair Bolsonaro government took too long to recognise the severity of the pandemic and also tried to discredit the vaccination process, and generated further controversy around the negotiations with the global suppliers. The harvest of this disastrous failure to manage the purchase and supplies of vaccines has been a hugely negative impact on the vaccination campaign, which was at a low of 22.4% in August 2021, and has only now reached 67.47% (3). There is still a long way to go to improve vaccination levels and to ensure easy access for the population (4).