Brazil’s ANVISA suspends analysis of Indian vaccine Covaxin for lack of essential documents
ANVISA suspended the deadline of the application for emergency use of the Indian vaccine against Covid-19 Covaxin for lack of...
June 30, 2021Section
Covid-19
Brazil’s Fiocruz expects to make early delivery of 3 million vaccine doses to Health Ministry
Fiocruz expects the delivery of 3 million doses of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine to the National Immunization Program today, June 30
June 30, 2021
Minister fires official who allegedly asked for kickback to purchase 400 million vaccine doses
The Ministry of Health's logistics director had demanded US$1 in return for each vaccine dose purchased by the South American...
June 30, 2021
Covid-19: 53% of São Paulo’s adult population has been vaccinated with at least one dose
The São Paulo State Government announced in the early afternoon of Wednesday (30) that 53% of the state's adult population...
June 30, 2021
Covaxin manufacturer says advance payment is common, but Brazil was exception
Due to accusations of irregularities, the contract with the Indian pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech was suspended yesterday.
June 30, 2021
Coronavac is safe and effective in children 3 years and older – published study
Sinovac Biotech announced Wednesday that its Covid-19 vaccine Coronavac - manufactured in Brazil by Instituto Butantan - is safe in...
June 30, 2021
Novel coronavirus infects and replicates in salivary gland cells – FAPESP study
The study's findings, supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), have been published in the Journal of Pathology.
June 30, 2021
Brazil’s Senate president says extending Covid CPI to be considered after its term
Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM-MG) said on Tuesday that he should only consider the request to extend the Covid CPI...
June 30, 2021
Sars-CoV-2 finds new path to infect human cells – University of Washington study
The new variant is capable of invading cells without the ACE2 receptors currently the virus' gateway; the finding is surprising...
June 30, 2021