Batch of 3 million doses of Janssen vaccine donated by the U.S. arrives in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Three million doses of Covid Janssen vaccine, donated by the U.S. government, landed at Viracopos International Airport in Campinas (SP) on Friday morning, June 25. The lot has a value of R$145 (US$29) million.

The Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, accompanied the arrival of the vaccines along with the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Todd Chapman. Queiroga thanked the U.S. government for its cooperation.

“At this moment we have received this donation, but in the future, Brazil and the United States together will do much more for the countries of Latin America and for the poorest countries that also face this disease,” the minister said.

Ambassador Todd Chapman said that “these three million doses represent the largest donation we have ever made to any nation.”

The vaccine, requiring only a single dose, is approved by Brazil’s National Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) for emergency use and is manufactured by pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson.

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