Brazil’s Amazonas state registers nearly 50% drop in Covid deaths
A VEJA survey shows that Amazonas is the Brazilian state with the highest drop in the rolling average of deaths...
June 2, 2021Section
Covid-19
Stem cells needed for domestic production of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Brazil
The stem cell and virus banks that will allow the vaccine developed by the Anglo-Swedish laboratory AstraZéneca to be produced...
June 2, 2021
Bolsonaro mocks Brazil Senate’s televised Covid CPI, calling it “fiasco” and “joke”
The president's statements occurred on the day the committee heard oncologist Nise Yamaguchi. The doctor is an advocate of the...
June 2, 2021
Bolsonaro: “If I had authority over the Covid issue, Brazil would be different”
Brazil's President Bolsonaro said that under his authority to decide on issues related to Covid-19, Brazil would be in "a...
June 1, 2021
Brazil reports 2,408 deaths and 78,926 new cases of Covid in 24 hours (June 1)
Brazil, one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic, recorded 2,408 new deaths and 78,926 new coronavirus cases in...
June 1, 2021
Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro begins testing passengers coming from India
ANVISA and Rio de Janeiro State began monitoring passengers from India at airports to prevent the spread of the Indian...
June 1, 2021
Brazil’s May vaccination rate 16.5% lower than in April
Brazil has administered less doses of Covid-19 vaccines in May than in April, the largest shortfall has been the second...
June 1, 2021
Brazil’s Fiocruz to sign contract to produce API for Oxford vaccine
Fiocruz signs the technological transfer contract for the production of the AstraZeneca vaccine's active pharmaceutical ingredient in Brazil
June 1, 2021
Brazil “temporarily” bars entry of foreigners by land or water over Covid-19 concerns
The text, which would have been prompted by a Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) recommendation, does not detail the length...
June 1, 2021