Brazil’s Fiocruz projects another 70 million AstraZeneca doses by year-end
After closing a deal in June for the purchase of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to produce 50 million doses,...
July 2, 2021Topic
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)
Pfizer confirms 90 million Covid-19 vaccine doses supply Brazil in next 3 months
American pharmaceutical company Pfizer reiterated that in the next 3 months it will supply Brazil with some 90 million doses...
June 23, 2021
Covid-19 situation in Brazil critical and may worsen in winter – Fiocruz
The Covid-19 pandemic situation in Brazil remains critical and may worsen in the coming weeks with the onset of winter,...
June 18, 2021
Residents of Rio´s Paqueta island criticize off-season Carnaval: “Nothing to celebrate”
Paquetá residents did not like the idea of an "off-season carnival" on the island in September, even after vaccinating everyone...
June 15, 2021
Brazil’s Paraná state confirms first case of Indian (“Delta”) variant coronavirus
The Paraná government yesterday, June 2, confirmed the presence of a case of the Indian Covid-19 variant (B.1.617) in the...
June 3, 2021
Return to “normality” triggers formation of 3rd wave of Covid-19 in Brazil – Fiocruz
There is over 75% probability that this worsening will occur in 11 states (including São Paulo) and 95% in 3...
May 29, 2021
Brazil’s average daily Covid-19 deaths drops 28% in last 30 days
Daily deaths by covid-19 dropped 28.3% in a month, according to the 7-day rolling average released by the Oswaldo Cruz...
May 11, 2021
Brazil’s governors call on UN for ‘humanitarian aid’ to buy vaccines and intubation kits
On Friday, April 16th, governors requested "humanitarian aid" from the United Nations (UN) for the purchase of vaccines against Covid-19...
April 17, 2021
Bolsonaro says Brazil will be self-sufficient in vaccine production
"We do not know for how long we will have to face this disease, but national production will ensure that...
March 24, 2021