Characterising COVID-19 empirical research production in Latin America and the Caribbean: A scoping review.
Cristián MansillaCristian A HerreraLaura Dos Santos BoeiraAndrea YearwoodAnalia S LopezLuis E Colunga-LozanoEva BrocardTatiana VillacresC Marcela VélezGabriel Di PaolantonioLudovic ReveizPublished in: PloS one (2022)
During the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic, LAC countries have contributed to the global research effort primarily with epidemiological studies, with little participation on vaccines research, meaning that this type of knowledge would be imported from elsewhere. Research agendas could be further coordinated aiming to enhance shared self-sufficiency regarding knowledge needs in the region.