Covid shots in Brazil: 66.7% are fully injected
Brazil has reached 66.7% of the population with the first complete cycle of jabs against Covid-19. As of 9:30 p.m....
December 23, 2021Topic
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Covid-19: Anvisa authorizes study to measure efficacy of AstraZeneca 3rd dose
The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) on Monday authorized a study to measure the safety and efficacy of a third...
July 19, 2021
Bolsonaro says he was unaware of suspicious negotiations over Indian vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, said Monday that he did not know how the...
June 28, 2021
Brazil’s Butantan director foresees need for annual Covid booster shots
Brazilians should prepare for annual COVID-19 immunizations to reinforce vaccines currently available, the head of public-sector laboratory Butantan said on...
May 27, 2021
Brazil produces first test batch of Russian Sputnik V vaccine components
The Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Química concluded the production of an experimental batch of Sputnik V vaccine components in its...
April 2, 2021
Brazil’s Anvisa rejects bid to import Bharat Biotech vaccine
Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday, March 31, rejected a request from the government to import doses of Covaxin, the...
March 31, 2021
Butantan announces first home-grown Brazilian vaccine and will start testing it in humans
Brazil announced on Friday, March 26, its first domestically manufactured vaccine, Butanvac, developed by the state-owned Butantan Institute and awaiting...
March 26, 2021
In both volume and speed, Brazil is leader among 50 countries receiving Chinese vaccines – ambassador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chinese ambassador in Brasilia, Yang Wanming, said in an interview to GLOBO newspaper, that Brazilians...
March 26, 2021
Group of Brazilian politicians and businessmen buy vaccines and immunize family members
Congressman and former Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha asked the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais to confiscate the vaccines against...
March 25, 2021