Self-reported COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Venezuela: Results of national sample surveys (June-December 2021)
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Introduction: Unlike many Latin American countries, Venezuela has not had an official record of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered during the pandemic. This paper is first report on vaccination coverage using household sample surveys. Methods: The systematizes preliminary reports with results questions included in national surveys conducted June, August, September, November, and December 2021, to estimate coverage. All were population centers 1000 more inhabitants. In each survey, 1 200 persons aged 18 years older interviewed their homes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Gaceta médica de Caracas
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0367-4762']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2022.130.s2.17