Brazil’s Butantan institute delivers another 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses
Butantan Institute delivered another 1 million doses of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus to the National Immunization Program (PNI)
May 13, 2021Topic
Ministry of Health
Brazil’s Health Ministry to distribute 1.12 million Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses starting Monday
The Ministry of Health will start distributing another batch of 1.12 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech as...
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Butantan has bottled all available CoronaVac raw material, expects new shipment by May 18th
The Butantan has bottled all its available active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for the CoronaVac, a vaccine against Covid-19 from Chinese...
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Brazil’s government concedes purchase of only half of previously announced vaccines
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Another 629,000 Pfizer doses reach Brazil on Wednesday
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Brazil short of Coronavac vaccine needed for second shot
In the cities of at least 18 states, doses to complement immunization with the Butantan vaccine are scarce. An organizational...
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With India now pandemic epicenter, Brazil seeks autonomy to produce vaccines
With the pandemic epicenter displaced to India, Brazil is now considering the possibility of further delays in the delivery of...
May 3, 2021
Analysis: Brazil projects third wave of Covid-19 as states let their guard down despite warnings
The arrival of a third wave is not a question of "if", but rather "when", according to researchers. Low vaccination...
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Colombia hits death record for second consecutive day with 465 fatalities
This is the second consecutive record number of deaths, after Saturday's 440, and the country now registers 7 consecutive days...
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