Ministry holds meetings with 5 Covid vaccine laboratories to discuss ‘possible future acquisitions’ | Coronavirus

“A meeting will be held at the end of this week with five laboratories that have vaccines in an advanced stage of testing and it is expected that they will soon begin to register,” Franco explained.

The list of manufacturers includes:

“What should happen from these meetings, understanding a series of premises that I will address shortly, will be non-binding memorandums of understanding for possible future acquisitions,” Franco said.

The secretary listed as conditions for vaccine testing: safety, efficiency, scale production, timely supply, affordable price, favorable logistical conditions and registration.

“The acquisition of any vaccine can only occur according to Brazilian legislation and I can only buy what exists. Legally, a vaccine will only exist for Brazil when it is registered with Anvisa” – Elcio Franco

Three associations in Brazil

Brazil currently has a partnership for the future production of three candidate vaccines.

In addition to the alliances, the federal government closed an agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to receive 42 million doses of a vaccine against Covid-19 under the initiative called Covax Facility. The supplier company is not yet defined. WHO currently oversees a portfolio of vaccine candidates. The Brazilian government will invest around R $ 2.5 billion in the agreement.

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