Response of Vaccination Coverage Against COVID-19 in a Group of Maxillofacial Surgeons from Public Service in Northeastern Brazil: A Case Series Study

Abstract

The emergence of new coronavirus variants imposed a challenge to the theory of herd immunity. The P.1 (B.1.1.28.1) and delta (B.1.617.2) lineages are more contagious and cause more severe symptoms beyond deaths. For this reason, vaccines have become the only way to control the pandemic (Lopez Bernal et al., 2021; Sabino et al., 2021). This letter discusses some points concerning the impact and benefits of the beginning of COVID-19 vaccination among oral and maxillofacial surgeons of a Public Health Center in Aracaju, Sergipe state (Northeast of Brazil). These surgeons deal every day and directly with COVID-19 patients.