One of the most remarkable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) variants of concern (VOC) features is the significant number of mutations they acquired …

Brazil currently ranks second in absolute deaths by COVID-19, even though most of its
population has completed the vaccination protocol. With the introduction of Omicron in late …

Latin America is one of the regions in which the COVID-19 pandemic has a stronger impact,
with more than 72 million reported infections and 1.6 million deaths until June 2022. Since …

SARS-CoV-2 has caused a high number of deaths in several countries. In Brazil, there were
37 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 700,000 deaths caused by the disease. The …

Background: The correct understanding of the epidemiological dynamics of COVID-19,
caused by the SARS-CoV-2, is essential for formulating public policies of disease …

We extracted one-year genomic data (August 2020–July 2021) from GISAID EpiCoV™
database and estimated monthly proportions of 11 SARS-CoV-2 variants in various …

From a country with one of the highest SARS-CoV-2 morbidity and mortality rates, Brazil has
implemented one of the most successful vaccination programs. Brazil's first model city …

A new coronavirus [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)] is
currently causing a life-threatening pandemic. In this study, we report the complete genome …

The high numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Brazil have made Latin America an
epicentre of the pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 established sustained transmission in Brazil early …

The variant of concern (VOC) P. 1 emerged in the Amazonas state (Brazil) and was
sequenced for the first time on 6-Jan-2021 by the Japanese National Institute of Infectious …