Mass vaccination campaign during the 2016 influenza outbreak in Panama: Challenges and implications for COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

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Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies, Calle 36 Este y Avenida Justo Arosemena, Panama City 0816-02593, Panama; University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Panama Program, University of South Florida, City of Knowledge, Building N°L-118-PB-B, Panama City 07145, Panama. Electronic address:

Published: January 2022

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