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ArticleWorld journal of methodology2024

Reckoning with COVID-19 denial: Brazil's exemplary model for global response.

Heslley Machado Silva

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Article in World journal of methodology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Heslley Machado SilvaDepartment of Science and Education, University Center of Formiga and State University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais 35570000, Brazil. heslley@uniformg.edu.br.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 information and causing harm. Some individuals have already faced legal proceedings against them, revealing economic motivations behind their actions. It is equally important to hold doctors accountable for prescribing ineffective treatments, putting the population at risk. The leaders of the denial movement and the federal government, who mishandled the pandemic, should be held accountable for the high death toll. Seeking justice from the legislative and executive branches is necessary, along with exemplary measures for those who spread misinformation about COVID-19.

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BrazilCOVID-19DenialismMortalityResponsibility

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PMID39310230
PMCPMC11230079

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