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The Ministry of Health was taken off the air and reissued with changes, on Wednesday (21), a press release that spoke of the acquisition of 46 million doses of CoronaVac, the vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac against Covid- 19. The immunizing agent is the reason for clashes between the portfolio itself, President Jair Bolsonaro and the governor of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB). (Understand).
- Official letter shows the government’s intention to acquire the Butantan vaccine, but the secretary denies it; see complete
In the first version, published on Tuesday afternoon (20), the text had the title “Brazil negotiates the acquisition of 46 million doses against Covid-19 with the Butantan Institute“, and in the first paragraph he said that the Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello,”signed a protocol of intentions to acquire 46 million doses of the Butantan – Sinovac / Covid-19 vaccine, under development by the Butantan Institute“. (See the image below).
First version of the declaration of the Ministry of Health – Photo: Reproduction / website of the Ministry of Health
However, after Bolsonaro’s statements this Wednesday (21) about CoronaVac, the statement was taken off the air. (see image below) and republished, with different content.
The page where the first version of the statement had been published was removed – Photo: Reproduction / Website of the Ministry of Health
In the second version, which appears on the website of the updated folder on Wednesday (21), the text said that the minister had signed the protocol on Tuesday “.for the possible acquisition of 46 million doses of the Butantan-Sinovac / Covid-19 vaccine, under development by the Butantan Institute“(view image).
The second version of the statement from the Ministry of Health speaks of the ‘possible acquisition’ of CoronaVac. – Photo: Playback / Ministry of Health
A section that spoke of the edition of a provisional measure “to grant a budget credit of R $ 2.6 billion” to buy the doses was also eliminated.
However, below, one of the paragraphs remained the same in both versions:
“In addition to the previously purchased vaccines (AtraZeneca and Covax), the Federal Government signed a protocol of intent for the purchase of 46 million doses of Butantan-Sinovac. The Ministry of Health had also announced an investment of R $ 80 million to expand the structure of Butantan, which will help the production of vaccines. “
However, below, a paragraph of the text remains the same in both versions. – Photo: Reproduction / website of the Ministry of Health.
The announcement by the Ministry of Health about a negotiation to acquire 46 million doses of CoronaVac caused a confrontation between the ministry and President Jair Bolsonaro, and also involves the governor of São Paulo, João Doria.
The São Paulo government had already closed a contract, at the end of September, with Sinovac, to acquire the same 46 million doses purchased by the federal government. The agreement provided that the pharmaceutical company would send 6 million doses of the vaccine ready by December, while the other 40 million would have finished being processed (bottled) in Butantan.
On Tuesday (20), the Ministry of Health announced the negotiations for the purchase. President Jair Bolsonaro, however, said this morning (21) on a social network that the country would not buy “the vaccine from China.”
“It had already been canceled,” said the president of the protocol signed by the ministry.
‘I already had it canceled,’ says Bolsonaro about protocol of intentions for the CoronaVac vaccine
The executive secretary of the Ministry of Health, Elcio Franco, said, in a statement made between statements by the president, that “there is no intention to buy Chinese vaccines.”
Bolsonaro’s speeches had repercussions with the country’s governors, including that of São Paulo, who said that “we should not evaluate the origin of the vaccine, but its effectiveness.
