COVID-19 in Brazil: a 3-year update.

Autor: Martins JP; Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil., Siqueira BA; Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil., Sansone NMS; Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil., Marson FAL; Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: fernandolimamarson@hotmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2023 Dec; Vol. 107 (4), pp. 116074. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2023.116074
Abstrakt: Three years into the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic and the world is still struggling with the aftermath of this global health crisis. In Brazil, we are witnessing serious economic, health, social, and political problems. The rapid spread of the virus in our country was the result of a shortage of vaccines and the lack of an effective national campaign to identify and report cases. This health crisis also intensified social inequalities, hitting Indigenous peoples hard due to the lack of access to health services. In addition, rising unemployment and overcrowding of the health system made contagion possible, especially among the most vulnerable, increasing the number of serious cases of the disease. It is important to highlight that emotional problems worsened, the educational system was severely affected, and domestic violence increased during the confinement period, in addition to the fact that the pandemic exposed the great disparities of regional inequalities that exist across the country, mainly concerning health management.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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