Brazil’s Bolsonaro Asks India to Expedite Vaccine Shipment as Delays Loom
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite a shipment of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine amid broader...
January 9, 2021Topic
Fiocruz
Brazil’s Fiocruz to Apply for AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine Emergency Use by Friday
Piauí Governor and vaccine coordinator at the Governors Forum Wellington Dias said that the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) will apply...
January 7, 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
Brazil, Under Mounting Pressure, Eyes Emergency Use for AstraZeneca Vaccine
Brazil will soon weigh emergency-use approval for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after Britain gave the green light on Wednesday, December 30th,...
December 30, 2020
Brazil Health Ministry Now Expects Vaccination to Start between January 20th and February 10th
The Ministry of Health said yesterday that it intends to initiate the vaccination process against Covid-19 in Brazil between late...
December 30, 2020
Fiocruz Expects to Manufacture Vaccine for 130 Million Brazilians in 2021
The Foundation has an agreement with AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company developing the Oxford vaccine. Some 65 million people are expected...
November 24, 2020Brazil’s First “Favela Dictionary” Available Online
An online dictionary with jargon and dialect from favela communities in Rio de Janeiro, and written by its residents and...
April 15, 2019
Brazilian Researchers Develop Faster Test to Detect Zika Virus
A test is being developed that will detect the Zika virus, forty times cheaper and much faster than the traditional...
April 15, 2019
Brazil’s Fiocruz Warns of Possible Health Problems for Dam Victims
Researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) warned on Tuesday of the possibility of aggravation of chronic diseases in the...
February 6, 2019