Brazilians want mandatory vaccines more than any country

By Lucas Berti

Brazil’s vaccination efforts have run into multiple hiccups, with several cities lacking jabs and suspending campaigns altogether as a result. Meanwhile, the government has seemed unwilling to secure deals with Pfizer and Moderna for more doses — and President Jair Bolsonaro has acted as a prominent anti-vaccine activist.

Still, Brazilians do want vaccines — and they want them to be mandatory. 

According to a survey by Ipsos, Brazil tops a list of ten nations with the highest rate of people who want authorities to force citizens to take immunization.

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