Brazil asks Chinese embassy for help securing extra COVID-19 vaccines: document
Brazil has asked the Chinese embassy to help secure 30 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from China to ensure...
March 10, 2021Topic
brazil coronavirus vaccines
Brazil’s Fiocruz, after delay, starts production of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine produced with drugs imported from China has passed the necessary tests and 3.8 million doses can be expected...
March 9, 2021
Economy minister: Brazil to get extra 5 million COVID-19 doses from Pfizer
Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Monday, March 8th, that Pfizer Inc will deliver an additional 5 million COVID-19...
March 8, 2021
Brazil in talks for 63 million Moderna COVID-19 shots by January 2022: document
Brazil’s Health Ministry is in talks to receive 13 million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, plus an...
March 4, 2021
Bolsonaro says, he wants his decision power back: “Enough of this whining during the pandemic”
President Jair Bolsonaro today demanded that the power to lead policies related to the pandemic in the country be "restored"...
March 4, 2021
Brazil Senate approves bill to speed up COVID-19 vaccine purchases
Brazil’s Senate approved legislation on Tuesday, February 2nd, that will accelerate vaccine purchases for the country’s slow COVID-19 inoculation program...
March 2, 2021
Hesitant Brazil left out of first round of COVAX vaccine deliveries
Brazil was left out of the first batch of vaccines delivered by Covax, the global alliance created to guarantee the...
March 2, 2021
Brazil’s president again says he will expose Pfizer’s demands on Brazil for vaccine purchase
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday, February 24th, that the purchase of Pfizer vaccines is "something of great responsibility" given...
February 24, 2021
Brazil has almost 30 vaccine plants for cattle and only 2 for humans
The covid-19 pandemic has exposed a weakness in Brazil: the high dependence on imported raw materials from China for vaccine...
February 24, 2021