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Brazil's president rejects COVID-19 vaccine, undermining a century of progress toward universal inoculation

  • Written by Pedro Cantisano, Assistant Professor of History, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageEver since a 1904 revolt against the smallpox vaccine, Brazil has run extremely successful vaccination programs.Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The world is eagerly awaiting the release of several COVID-19 vaccines, but Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not.

imageBrazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.Andressa Anholete/Getty...

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