Despite New Vaccine Batches, Brazil Covers Only 40% of Priority Groups
A total of 70% of the Brazilian population consists of 147 million people, which would demand the supply of almost...
January 25, 2021Topic
Fiocruz
Brazilian States Begin Distributing Oxford Vaccine Doses to Cities
Brazilian states have now received the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses released on Saturday, January 23rd, by Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation). Some...
January 25, 2021
Answers to Main Questions on Covid-19 Vaccination in Brazil Today
The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Brazil began last week, after the emergency use approval by the National Health Surveillance...
January 25, 2021
Brazil’s Fiocruz Begins Distributing 2 Million India-made AstraZeneca Shots
Brazil’s federally funded Fiocruz Institute said on Saturday, January 23rd, it had begun distributing 2 million ready-to-use AstraZeneca PLC COVID-19...
January 23, 2021
Covid-19: Brazil Doubles Available Vaccine Doses, Boosting Immunization Campaign
With the arrival of two million doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in India and the emergency use authorization of...
January 23, 2021
With ICUs Collapsing, Rio de Janeiro Experiences Covid-19 Deaths Peak After Holidays
The state of Rio, which leads the national Covid-19 mortality rate ranking, on Wednesday, January 13th reached the highest daily...
January 15, 2021
Delay in Doses From India Raises Doubts on Start of Vaccination in Brazil
One day after advising Mayors that the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 would begin next Wednesday, January 20th, the Ministry of...
January 15, 2021
Brazil Confirms Circulation of New Coronavirus Variant in Amazon Region
It is the same variant that arrived in Japan after four Japanese travellers visited the Brazilian Amazon region and, according...
January 14, 2021
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