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This afternoon, President Jair Bolsonaro released about R $ 2.5 billion for Brazil to join the global vaccine program against covid-19, called Covax Facility. The release is contained in two provisional measures issued this afternoon.
The values disclosed are for the country to “buy the equivalent to guarantee the immunization of 10% of the population by the end of 2021, which allows it to serve populations considered priority,” says an extract from a statement published by the General Secretariat of Presidency of the Republic.
Adherence to the program will allow access to the portfolio of nine vaccines in development, in addition to others that are still under analysis. Last week, the Brazilian government had already advanced its intention to join Covax.
The global vaccination plan aims to ensure the purchase and distribution of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine fairly and worldwide. Brazil joined the program after requesting an extension of the membership period for more than a week.
WHO seeks to expand the project
The director general of the WHO (World Health Organization), Tedros Adhanom, said on Monday (21) that he needs US $ 15 billion (around R $ 81 billion) “immediately” for Covax to be on the air as much as possible. before.
Tedros explained that this money will be used to invest in ACT (Tool Access Accelerator), a WHO association that aims to equitably divide vaccines, treatments and diagnostics. The organization’s goal is to have 2 billion doses of the vaccine to be distributed by the end of 2021.
* With information from Reuters
