Influenza vaccination in Brazil: rationale and caveats

Mass vaccination campaigns against influenza in the elderly have been conducted in Brazil since 1999. A search of the literature on influenza in Brazil indicated that data on disease burden are still scarce and inaccurate. Published data seem to indicate that vaccination has produced some impact in...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Souza da Cunha, Luiz Antonio B Camacho, Andréia Costa Santos, Inês Dourado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102005000100017&lng=en&tlng=en