Rio de Janeiro Health Secretariat publishes new vaccination schedule for Covid-19
The Municipal Health Secretariat of the city of Rio de Janeiro published on its official Twitter profile new vaccination schedules...
July 16, 2021Topic
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Fiocruz halts Covid vaccine production in Brazil for shortage of raw material
Fiocruz suspended temporarily the production of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine due to a raw materia shortage, API is expected on May...
May 21, 2021
Brazil’s Coronavac production compromised due to raw material (API) shortage
Chinese Coronavac API on hold for diplomatic reasons, compromising June's vaccine lots according to João Doria and Dimas Covas (São...
May 13, 2021
Covid-19: Brazil seeks surplus Astra/Zeneca vaccines from U.S. and U.K.
Fast vaccination pace in these countries and controversies with AstraZeneca/Oxford immunizers open the possibility for surplus doses to be sent...
May 5, 2021
Analysis: Vaccination without lockdown could turn Brazil into a super-powerful strain “factory”
British researchers point out that large-scale contact between vaccinees and the Manaus variant may produce mutations capable of completely evading...
March 5, 2021
Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says
Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford (themselves)...
March 5, 2021
Brazil Gets First Active Ingredients for Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine From China
A first shipment of 88 liters of active ingredients to make AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil arrived from China on...
February 6, 2021
Without Sufficient Vaccine Doses, Brazil Remains Silent in WTO to Prevent Crisis With India
In a change of stance faced with its vulnerability regarding vaccine supply, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) chose...
February 4, 2021
How Many Vaccine Doses Will W.H.O. COVAX Facility Supply Each Latin American Country?
The COVAX facility, launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, announced Wednesday, February...
February 4, 2021