Health experts slam Bolsonaro's vaccine comments

Daniels, Joe Parkin

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00181-1

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“…Among the most outspoken populist leaders questioning the relevance and safety of Covid -19 vaccines is Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, who announced that he would not take any Covid -19 vaccine even when it is approved [ 23 , 24 ]. He expressed his skepticism about the vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac, but also scorned the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine as saying they would not take responsibility for any adverse effects, adding that, in other words, “if you turn into a crocodile, it’s your problem.” [ 25 ]…”

Section: Populism and Covid-19mentioning

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The politics of Covid-19 vaccine confidence

Sabahelzain

Hartigan-Go

Larson

2021

Current Opinion in Immunology

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In the context of emerging COVID-19 virus variants, trends of vaccine nationalism, and multiple vaccine supply challenges, COVID-19 vaccine related uncertainties and challenges continue. Additionally, confidence in new COVID-19 vaccines is highly variable, with minority communities generally less trusting of not only the new vaccines, but also those who produce them and the governments buying and recommending them. How governments handle the COVID-19 response will be a key influencer of public confidence in and acceptance of COVID vaccination.

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Section: Populism and Covid-19mentioning

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The politics of Covid-19 vaccine confidence

Sabahelzain

Hartigan-Go

Larson

2021

Current Opinion in Immunology

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“…From there, it spread across the country in the following months, attracting massive attention from researchers and the media due to the large number of cases and deaths in a population intensely exposed to SARS-CoV-2 during 2020 [4]. In this scenario, COVID-19 vaccination should be a priority, but, contrary to what was expected, by the end of 2020, the Brazilian government had not clearly declared its support for vaccination, generating uncertainty regarding vaccine use by the population [5][6][7]. Although COVID-19 vaccination had started in Brazil on January 17, 2021, political disputes around the use of the vaccine, lack of national campaigns supporting COVID-19 vaccination and informing about vaccine safety, and insufficient knowledge about factors that influence vaccine hesitancy may hamper vaccination coverage.…”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil

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Vaccination is a major strategy to prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, information about factors associated with men and women intention to be vaccinated are scarce. To determine COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and identify factors associated vaccine hesitancy according to sex, we performed a cross-sectional population-based random survey in Salvador, Brazil between Nov/2020-Jan/2021. Participants were interviewed to obtain data on intention to receive and pay for a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as on demographics, comorbidities, influenza vaccination history, previous diagnosis of COVID-19, and exposures and perception of COVID-19 risk. Among 2,521 participants, 2,053 (81.4%) reported willingness to use a COVID-19 vaccine and 468 (18.6%) hesitated to take it. Among those intending to get vaccinated, 1,400 (68.2%) would pay for the vaccine if necessary. Sex-stratified multivariable analysis found that men who were working and who had comorbidities were less likely to hesitate about using the vaccine. Among women, higher educational level and high perception of COVID-19 risk were associated with less vaccine hesitancy. In both groups, reporting influenza vaccination in 2020 reduced the chance of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. COVID-19 vaccine campaigns targeting to reduce vaccine hesitancy are urgently needed. These campaigns should consider gender differences in order to be successful.

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“…2 Brazil began its COVID-19 vaccination rollout on 17 January 2021, yet president Bolsonaro continued his misinformation discourse. In December, Bolsonaro declared that he would not take the vaccine and 'if you turn into a crocodile, it's your problem', with regard to possible side effects of Pfizer's vaccine (Daniels, 2021). In April 2021, Brazil's Congress launched an inquiry into the federal government response to COVID-19, including questions about the president's strategies and discourses (Marcello and Boadle 2021).…”

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Political discourse, denialism and leadership failure in Brazil’s response to COVID-19

Fonseca

Nattrass

Lázaro

et al. 2021

Global Public Health

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The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges for healthcare systems and political leaders across the globe. In this case study of Brazil, we argue that leadership failings at the highest level contributed to Brazil's relatively high and escalating death rates during 2020. Drawing on an analysis of a large amount of textual documentation drawn from media reports, we emphasise the role and consequences of President Jair Bolsonaro's political discourse and prioritisation of the economy. We focus on the first wave that swept across the globe between January and late June of 2020, arguing that Bolsonaro underplayed the seriousness of the epidemic, leveraged misinformation as a political strategy, promoted pseudoscience, and undermined the Ministry of Health. He also confronted subnational governments for adopting lockdown measuresa move that enabled him to blame regional governors for the short-term economic costs of COVID-19 related restrictions. We suggest that his denialist approach to climate change paved the way for his subsequent denialism of the seriousness of COVID-19 and for his undermining of social distancing, mask-wearing and other preventative responses supported by science. These sobering findings highlight the role that national leaders can play in undermining scientific approaches to both public health and the environment.

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Health experts slam Bolsonaro's vaccine comments

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The politics of Covid-19 vaccine confidence

The politics of Covid-19 vaccine confidence

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil

Political discourse, denialism and leadership failure in Brazil’s response to COVID-19

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