Influenza vaccination in Brazil: rationale and caveats

• Main Authors: Sérgio Souza da Cunha (Author), Luiz Antonio B Camacho (Author), Andréia Costa Santos (Author), Inês Dourado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...