Background The influence of human mobility to the domestic spread of COVID-19 in Japan
using the approach of effective distance has not yet been assessed. Methods We calculated …

Background The emergence of the new causative agent of Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019 …

Background Guaranteeing durability, provenance, accessibility, and trust in open data sets
can be challenging for researchers and organizations that rely on public repositories of data …

Brazil was one of the countries most affected during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic,
in a pre-vaccine era, and mathematical and statistical models were used in decision-making …

COVID-19 vaccination in Brazil required a phased program, with priorities for age groups,
health workers, and vulnerable people. Social distancing and isolation interventions have …

COVID-19 vaccines are one of the best tools to limit the spread of the virus. However,
vaccine hesitancy is increasing worldwide, and France is one of the most hesitant countries …

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil provided one of the most severe examples
of its impacts on health and society. The country had death rates above the global average …

Introduction: COVID-19 is a major public health concern in this century. The causative agent
SARS-CoV-2, is highly contagious and spreads continuously across territories. Spatial …

This study compares two social vulnerability indices, the US CDC SVI and SoVI (the Social
Vulnerability Index developed at the Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute at the …

The influenza-like illness (ILI) sentinel surveillance operates in Brazil to identify respiratory
viruses of public health relevance circulating in the country and was first implemented in …