Brazil’s Fiocruz to miss 100 million vaccine dose delivery deadline in July
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) will fail to meet the deadline to deliver 100 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine against...
July 12, 2021Topic
Butantan Institute
CoronaVac is safe and induces immune response in adolescents and children – study
Chinese Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac, the Covid-19 vaccine filled in Brazil by the Butantan Institute, is safe and induces immune response...
June 29, 2021
Brazil’s health regulator alerts states to CoronaVac adulteration
he Brazilian Health Regulator Agency (ANVISA) has sent State Secretariats an alert about the potential adulteration of CoronaVac vaccines, used...
June 29, 2021
Switzerland welcomes back vaccinated Brazilians, waives quarantine and accepts Coronavac
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Switzerland reopens its borders to vaccinated Brazilians from this Saturday, June 26. The Chinese vaccine...
June 24, 2021
São Paulo residents seek out Pfizer vaccine for future travel advantages
Preference for Pfizer's vaccine stems from information on unwanted reactions and protection levels or fear of a future "vaccine passport"
June 9, 2021
Scientists are testing Covid-19 drug; Brazil will begin trials of two serums
Pharmaceutical giants are developing drugs against SARS-CoV2 and two Brazilian institutes -Butantan and Vital Brasil- are going to test serums
June 5, 2021
Butantan “Project S” shows pandemic can be controlled if 75% of population is vaccinated
The coronavirus pandemic can be controlled if 75 % of the population is vaccinated against covid-19, according to a study...
May 31, 2021
Raw materials for production of 5 million CoronaVac doses land in São Paulo
Another 3,000 liters of Active Pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for CoronaVac production landed in São Paulo yesterday afternoon, May 25. The...
May 26, 2021
Covid-19 vaccination rate drops in Brazil in May
Among states, Pará was the one which reduced the administration of doses the most, where the immunization rate with the...
May 22, 2021