Brazil should consider the possibility of vaccine only for the elderly, says the researcher – Coronavirus

The possibility of a vaccine against COVID-19
aimed especially at the elderly, who are at risk of the disease, it should help save lives in Brazil. According to Oswaldo Cruz Foundation researcher, Júlio Croda, this may be the best way to harness the Oxford vaccine’s robust immune response in this population.

“If one of these vaccines is more important in the elderly and shows greater protection, we can choose, if Brazil has this option, to have a vaccine that has a better response in the elderly and a vaccine that has a better response in young adults. , for example, “the researcher said in an interview with CNN Brasil.

The vaccine, developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford, already has a huge investment promised by the federal government and could become the main immunizer to be distributed in Brazil.