Covid-19 Vaccine: Pfizer’s Proposal to Address Cooling Challenge in Brazil: Dry Ice
Approved on an emergency basis in Canada and the United Kingdom, Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in partnership with the German biotechnology...
December 11, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
U.S. Assesses Reopening Travel with Brazil and Europe Despite Surge in Covid-19 Cases
The White House has held multiple discussions on reopening travel to the U.S. from the U.K. and other European countries...
December 11, 2020
Brazil Health Regulator Sets Rules for COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use
Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa decided on Thursday to allow temporary emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines and set rules for...
December 10, 2020
Brazil Aims to Vaccinate Entire Population Against COVID-19 in 2021
Amid a worsening second wave of coronavirus infections and mounting domestic pressure, Brazil’s Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello pledged on Thursday,...
December 10, 2020
Report: Murders of Transgender, Indigenous, Environmental Activists Increase in 2020
In the first eight months of 2020 alone, the murders of transgender people increased by 70% compared to the same...
December 10, 2020
Bolsonaro Dismisses Tourism Minister; EMBRATUR President Could Take Over
The Minister's post was among those expected to be included in the cabinet reshuffle initially scheduled for February. The most...
December 10, 2020
São Paulo Governor Expects ANVISA Approval of Coronavac by January 15th
The Butantan Institute will forward the third phase of vaccine trials results to the agency on December 15th. This is...
December 10, 2020
PAHO: Covid Situation in Brazil Worrisome, Amid Indications of Second Wave
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO), stated on Wednesday, December 9th, that...
December 10, 2020
Bolsonaro Zeroes Taxes on Arms Imports From January 1st, 2021
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday, December 9th, that the CAMEX (Chamber of Foreign Trade), under the Ministry of Economy,...
December 10, 2020