São Paulo: 12 Beachfront Cities Ignore State Restrictions against Crowded Beaches
Municipalities of 12 cities along the São Paulo coast decided not to comply with the State government's decision to temporarily...
December 28, 2020Topic
Covid-19 Brazil
Analysis: If Covid-19 Vaccines Cause Side-effects, Who Pays? Producers or Governments?
As the most ambitious inoculation initiative in history begins in an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, compensation for potential...
December 27, 2020
Brazil May Have Exceeded 220,000 Covid-19 Deaths, Survey Shows
Brazil may have already passed the 220 thousand death mark for the novel coronavirus. Officially, on Thursday, December 24th, the...
December 26, 2020
Sinovac Covid Shot’s Efficacy Uncertain Despite Brazil, Turkey Results
With trials of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s coronavirus vaccine in Brazil and Turkey suggesting the shot has a protection rate on...
December 25, 2020
Vaccinations Begin in Latin America, Where Covid Hit Hardest
Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica started administering Latin America’s first Covid-19 vaccines Thursday, December 24th, as the region hardest hit...
December 24, 2020
Brazil Suspends Flights From Britain due to new COVID-19 Variant
Brazil has temporarily suspended incoming flights from Britain and banned any individual who has been in Britain in the past...
December 24, 2020
Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine Over 50% Effective, Reports Newspaper Folha
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine against COVID-19 is over 50% effective in late-stage trials, newspaper Folha de...
December 23, 2020
Indonesia Requests Clinical Trial Data from Brazil After Its Own Vaccine Trials Lag
With the slow development of its own phase three clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Indonesia said it has...
December 23, 2020
Southern Brazil Faces Hardest Side of Pandemic
When the novel coronavirus pandemic began to spread across Brazil earlier this year, the southern region seemed to have privileged...
December 23, 2020