COVID-19 in Brazil: a three-year update

JP Martins, BA Siqueira, NMS Sansone… - … and Infectious Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

The ozone therapy controversy and the need for science-based health policies in the Brazilian context

HM Silva - The Lancet Regional Health–Americas, 2024 - thelancet.com
Brazil has experienced official science denialism for four years, led by its former president
Bolsonaro. 1 In the academic field, there was great hope for the President Lula's government …

[HTML][HTML] Updated Surveillance Metrics and History of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) in Latin America and the Caribbean: Longitudinal Trend Analysis

LA Post, SA Wu, AG Soetikno, EA Ozer… - JMIR Public Health …, 2024 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background In May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Latin America and
the Caribbean (LAC) the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 40% of worldwide …

A plausible hypothesis for the higher Covid-19 mortality in Brazil

SH Machado - African Health Sciences, 2023 - ajol.info
Brazil has high Covid-19 mortality rates, especially among those patients who are intubated.
It is hypothetically considered that these rates may be related to the abusive use of …

Risks of scientific misinformation through press and pre-print articles

HM Silva - Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971-), 2024 - Springer
In November 2022, Brazil was awash with disinformation and denialism via the internet and
social networks. As a researcher and biology professor, I recommend that my students (and …

[PDF][PDF] Brazilian amazon: environmental and economic tragedy

H Silva - Revista Sertão Sustentável, 2023 - researchgate.net
It is arguedthat preserving the Brazilian Amazon goes beyond environmental issues,
becoming a much broader and more serious issue in Brazil. The losses are hugewith the …

A sad example of the destructive potential of Brazilian science denialism.

HM Silva - Revista Científic@ Universitas, 2023 - revista.fepi.br
In Brazil not even renowned doctors fail to follow the Bolsonaro government's scientific
denialist line. A widely broadcast social network video and an interview with Dr. Anthony …

[HTML][HTML] Bolsonaro and drugs without scientific evidence: an old relationship

HM Silva - Atencion Primaria, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purchase, stock and distribution of the Covid-19 cocktail, having as a definitive solution
the iconic (for the Brazilian president Bolsonaro and followers) hydroxychloroquine, or …

Return of poliomyelitis: A real risk in a country afflicted by scientific denialism

HM Silva - Vaccine, 2024 - Elsevier
Vaccine hesitancy fueled by ignorance, negativity, and false information on social media
affects public health globally. Brazil's decline in vaccination, influenced by denialism and …

[HTML][HTML] Reckoning with COVID-19 denial: Brazil's exemplary model for global response

HM Silva - World Journal of Methodology, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the aftermath of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Brazil,
accountability is crucial for those who denied the severity of the virus, spreading false …