India’s Covaxin Vaccine to Be Tested in Brazil

Iolanda Fonseca
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India’s Covaxin Vaccine to Be Tested in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Albert Einstein Hospital's Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa (Israeli Institute of Teaching and Research) is expected to begin in March Phase 3 trials of the Covaxin vaccine for a period ranging from 45 to 90 days, with results scheduled for May. Approximately 3,000 volunteers will be tested in five reference centers. The vaccine is being developed in India by the Bharat Biotech laboratory.

According to Gláucia Vespa, an immunologist and researcher, Coxavin is an inactivated whole virus vaccine and presents common side effects. "Side effects will be determined in the Phase . . .

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The Mexico City-Buenos Aires-Moscow Connection: How Sputnik V Took off in Latin America

Adele Cardin
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The Mexico City-Buenos Aires-Moscow Connection: How Sputnik V Took off in Latin America

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Until a few weeks ago, the Russian Sputnik V vaccine was a distant possibility for much of Latin America in the fight against Covid-19. Brazil and Chile were betting on the Coronavac, the Chinese Sinovac pharmaceutical company's immunizer.

Peru had its eye on the Sinopharma laboratory. Mexico became one of the first countries in the world to close a deal with Pfizer and begin its vaccination campaign. Argentina was one of the few that advanced negotiations for the Sputnik V, which according to a study published on Tuesday in the renowned The Lancet scientific . . .

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Brazil to Buy 20 Million More Doses of China’s CoronaVac, Says São Paulo Governor

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Brazil to Buy 20 Million More Doses of China’s CoronaVac, Says São Paulo Governor

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is in talks to buy an additional 20 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech, the governor of São Paulo told Reuters in a Thursday interview, in a show of confidence in the Chinese jab.

The order, which has not been previously reported, will come on top of the 100 million doses of the vaccine, known as CoronaVac, already secured by São Paulo’s Butantan biomedical institute, Governor Joao Doria said.

The state-run institute led mass clinical testing of the vaccine in Brazil and is now filling . . .

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Rio de Janeiro Passes São Paulo, Becomes Brazilian Municipality with Most Covid-19 Deaths

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Rio de Janeiro Passes São Paulo, Becomes Brazilian Municipality with Most Covid-19 Deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Almost one year after the outbreak of the pandemic in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro is now the city with the highest number of confirmed deaths from the disease in the country.

On Thursday, February 4th, 106 new deaths from the disease were confirmed, reaching the grim number of 17,535 lives lost since March 2020. Despite having almost twice the population of Rio, São Paulo, the previous leader in total number of deaths, confirmed only 17,523 fatalities from the coronavirus to date.

However, Rio's rise to the top of this sad ranking had . . .

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The Peruvian Dilemma – too Wealthy to be Properly Helped, too Poor to Help Itself

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The Peruvian Dilemma – too Wealthy to be Properly Helped, too Poor to Help Itself

By Jason Beaubien

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first problem is its relative wealth. Peru is classified by the World Bank as "upper middle-income." So it has some money to spend on vaccines but not nearly the financial resources of the U.S., the European Union or even wealthier neighbors like Brazil or Chile. But it's not poor enough to qualify for enough free doses from COVAX, the . . .

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The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Friday, February 5, 2021

Beatriz Miranda
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The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Friday, February 5, 2021

LIVESTREAM:
Verão Virtual Magnólia Festival (online) - Verão Virtual, the online edition of the Magnólia Festival, will host, this Friday, the singer and composer David Sabbag.

Sabbag will present the songs from his last album, Ritual (2019), at 8:30 PM.

Verão Virtual Magnólia Festival - live on Magnólia Festival's YouTube channel.

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Without Sufficient Vaccine Doses, Brazil Remains Silent in WTO to Prevent Crisis With India

Oliver Mason
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Without Sufficient Vaccine Doses, Brazil Remains Silent in WTO to Prevent Crisis With India

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a change of stance faced with its vulnerability regarding vaccine supply, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) chose to remain silent during a meeting at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday, February 4th, which discussed India's proposal to allow the breach of patents on immunizers.

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Biden Receives File Requesting Suspension of Agreements Between USA and Brazil

Arkady Petrov
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Biden Receives File Requesting Suspension of Agreements Between USA and Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The cabinet of U.S. President Joe Biden this week received a long file signed by academics and non-governmental organizations calling for a freeze on diplomatic negotiations with Brazil, as well as the suspension of the import of products linked to deforestation in the Amazon.

"The main priority should be to restrict, through an executive order or legislation, imports of forest risk commodities, such as timber, soybeans and livestock products, unless it can be determined that such imports are not linked to deforestation or human rights abuses," reads the 27-page document.

In its introduction . . .

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Investment in Technology Expected to Increase 7.1% This Year in Brazil, Says IDC

Richard Mann
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Investment in Technology Expected to Increase 7.1% This Year in Brazil, Says IDC

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Spending on technology and telecommunications in Brazil should rise 7.1% this year, totaling US$64.4 billion, said International Data Corporation (IDC) Brasil consultancy on Thursday, February 4th.

Cyber security is at the top of the priority list among investments in technology for 61% of the 75 Brazilian companies surveyed this year - 11 points above 2019.

Spending on software and security equipment will total US$900 million in 2021, a 12,5% increase over 2019. Cloud security offers should represent 23% of security investments, according to IDC.

Data analysis technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine . . .

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Rare in Summer, Bomb Cyclone Forms on Brazil-Uruguay Border

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Rare in Summer, Bomb Cyclone Forms on Brazil-Uruguay Border

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An extratropical cyclone with explosive features is forming near the border between Brazil and Uruguay, in southeastern Rio Grande do Sul. The phenomenon, known as a bomb cyclone, is a rare event in summer.

"It occurs when there is an explosive formation with a drop in atmospheric pressure of over 24 hPa in 24 hours, that is, when the pressure drops at a rate of 1 hPa per hour. This phenomenon occurs at higher latitudes, further south, and typically in winter months so it is completely atypical," explains meteorologist Estael Sias.

The Brazilian region most affected . . .

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