São Paulo Government Claims Coronavac Achieved 78% Efficacy in Brazilian Trials
Studies have proven that the Butantan vaccine is 100% effective for severe and moderate cases, but pressure is growing for...
January 8, 2021Topic
brazil coronavirus
Brazil Announces Agreement to Buy 100 Million Doses of Butantan Institute’s Vaccine
The Minister of Health said the agreement provides for the supply of 46 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by...
January 8, 2021
Brazil Passes 200,000 Deaths Milestone with 1,524 Fatalities in 24 Hours (January 7th)
Brazil, one of the most affected countries by the pandemic, on Thursday reported 87,843 new infections with the novel coronavirus...
January 8, 2021
Brazil’s Fiocruz to Apply for AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine Emergency Use by Friday
Piauí Governor and vaccine coordinator at the Governors Forum Wellington Dias said that the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) will apply...
January 7, 2021
Brazil Government Zeroes Import Duty on Needles and Syringes Until June
Until mid-year, syringes and needles from other countries will enter Brazil duty free. The Executive Committee of the Foreign Trade...
January 7, 2021
CoronaVac: São Paulo Confirms two Dose Immunization Starting January 25th
In a meeting with Mayors who took over the management of São Paulo's cities on January 1st, Health Secretary Jean...
January 6, 2021
Brazil Government Suspends Purchase of Syringes Because of High Prices
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday morning, January 6th, President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted news that the Ministry of Health...
January 6, 2021
Manaus Mayor Concedes Collapse, Says City Has Only 2-3 Months’ Supply of Graves
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Recently sworn in, Mayor David Almeida yesterday accepted that Manaus, capital city of Brazil´s Amazonas...
January 6, 2021 Brazil to Import two Million AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses, not yet Approved for Use
Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said late on Saturday, January 2nd, it had approved the import of 2 million doses of...
January 3, 2021