Brazil Expects to Receive Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine This Week
In a press conference in Manaus, the regional capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Pazuello reported that a plane...
January 14, 2021Topic
Butantan Institute
Brazilian Pharmaceutical Company to Apply for Emergency Use of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine
On Wednesday, January 13th, União Química pharmaceutical company and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced they will apply for...
January 13, 2021
Latest Brazil Data Show Disappointing 50.4% Efficacy for China’s CoronaVac Vaccine
The Chinese-developed Coronavac COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated a 50 percent efficacy following tests in Brazil, the organization in charge of...
January 13, 2021
Sinovac’s Vaccine Efficacy Less Than 60% in Brazil Trial -Report
The coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech showed a general efficacy of less than 60% in its late-stage trial...
January 11, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccination Could Be Periodic, Says Director of Brazil´s Butantan Institute
The Butatan Institute director Doctor Dimas Covas said that vaccination against the novel coronavirus could become periodic. The assessment does...
January 11, 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
Bolsonaro Says Brazil May Purchase Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday, December 31st, without providing details, that Brazil may also purchase Moderna's vaccine against Covid-19.
January 2, 2021
For Bolsonaro, Vaccine Manufacturers Should Seek Brazil, Not Vice Versa
At a time when several countries, including in Latin America, are announcing the start of immunization against Covid-19, President Jair...
December 29, 2020
Turkey Announces 91.25% CoronaVac Efficacy Against Covid-19
São Paulo Health Secretary says the CoronaVac vaccine, developed in partnership with the Butantan Institute, has not reached 90% efficacy,...
December 26, 2020