Brazil’s dengue vaccination campaign started on February 9 but faced hurdles, as only 17% of doses found recipients a month later. Despite distributing 1,235,236 doses across 18 states and the Federal District, officials only vaccinated 209,484 children aged 10 to 11 years. Moreover, skepticism from Brazilians toward government vaccinations has grown, especially after the COVID-19 […]
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