Without vaccines, São Paulo defers start of vaccination for seniors over 80
Seniors over 90 years of age and, later, over 85 years of age began to be immunized with the covid-19...
February 12, 2021Topic
Anvisa
Congress’s position on 5-day vaccince approval is “criminal” – former ANVISA president
Public health physician Gonzalo Vecina, ex-president of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency today classified Congress' position as "criminal" and "disastrous",...
February 11, 2021
Brazil Invested R$6 Billion in Covid-19 Vaccines, Says Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that it has already spent R$6 (US$1.1) billion to secure the immunization of the...
February 6, 2021
Analysis: Brazil Has Negotiated Vaccine Doses to Achieve Herd Immunity by October
Considering the local production capacity of vaccines and the contracts already signed with pharmaceutical companies worldwide, Brazil should achieve herd...
February 5, 2021
Brazil to Receive 10-14 Million Vaccine Doses from W.H.O.’s COVAX Program
Brazil will receive between 10 million and 14 million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine starting in mid February through the...
January 30, 2021
Brazil and a Debate: Could Removing Patents Expedite Covid-19 Vaccination?
A debate that has gone virtually unnoticed in Brazilian foreign policy has returned to the spotlight this week. In October,...
January 25, 2021
Who is União Química, Which Intends to Produce Sputnik V Vaccine in Brazil for Export to Latin America?
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although it has yet to get approval from Brazil’s federal health regulatory agency ANVISA, Brazilian pharmaceutical...
January 23, 2021
Russian Vaccine Could Be Fully Produced in Brazil by April – Company Executive
A Brazilian company has begun test production of the active ingredient for Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine and plans to...
January 21, 2021
Measles Grows, Causes Deaths in Brazil for Lack of Vaccination
While there is great expectation regarding immunizers that will protect against Covid-19 - two of them approved by ANVISA on...
January 20, 2021