Brazil still faces distrust over vaccination
The distrust among a segment of the population regarding immunization, fueled by misinformation campaigns and anti-vaccine movements, remains a challenge for Brazil. According to the Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, the phenomenon of "vaccine hesitancy" among some Brazilians started to gain traction around 2016.Combined with budget restrictions in the health area and the former government's unwillingness to encourage immunization of the population, mistrust has caused vaccination coverage in the country to fall in recent years, Minister Trindade stated.In 2019, Brazil lost its measles elimination certificate, primarily due to a decrease in demand for the vaccine against the disease, as stated by the minister. "This situation was exacerbated during the previous administration, marked...