RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Health Ministry expects the country to have 150 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 available in the first half of next year, Health Regulatory Secretary Arnaldo Medeiros told lawmakers in a hearing on Tuesday, December 22nd.
A refrigerated container with China’s Sinovac vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrives at São Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos, Brazil December 18, 2020. The banner reads “Brazil’s vaccine”. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Medeiros said that estimate includes doses from AstraZeneca, Pfizer and São Paulo’s Butantan Institute, which is filling and finishing a vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech.
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