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Vaccination in Brazil
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Vaccination in Brazil includes all the practice and social issues related to vaccines in Brazil.
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The National Program for Immunization (Programa Nacional de Imunizações, or PNI) of the Unified Health System is the national government agency overseeing vaccination in Brazil.[1][2] Historically coverage has been high, reaching a national rate higher than 90%.[3][4][5]
Brazil has an established pool of scientists and doctors who are prepared to do vaccine research and development.[6] The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil had the effect of providing Brazil an opportunity to conduct some of the world's most important COVID-19 vaccine research.[6]
As of November 2021, Brazil has the lowest level of vaccine hesitancy in Latin America. Experts ascribe this to long-standing vaccination programs run by the public health system and to the inclusion of a vaccination requirement in social welfare programs. At the same time, vaccination coverage has been decreasing since 2011, mainly among rural families and people with low education.[7]