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At the time when several countries, including Latin America, announce the start of immunization against covid-19, President Jair Bolsonaro (without a party) has once again minimized the delay in the release and acquisition, by the government, of vaccinations
According to him, in the face of a “huge” consumer market in Brazil, the laboratories should be interested in the authorization requests from Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) and in selling the vaccine to Brazil.
“Brazil has 210 million inhabitants, a huge consumer market for anything. Didn’t the laboratories have to be interested in selling us? Why don’t they present documentation in Anvisa?” Bolsonaro asked a group of supporters in Palacio. da Alvorada, in Brasilia, this morning.
People say I have to go after [da vacina]. Who wants to sell [é que tem]President Jair Bolsonaro (no party)
Bolsonaro repeated again the story that the vaccine leaflets indicate that the consumer is responsible for the use of the drug and possible side effects, and also that he will not be vaccinated because he has already contracted covid-19.
According to the president, he has already signed “the R $ 20 billion check” for the purchase of vaccines, referring to the MP (Provisional Measure) that authorizes the release of this money for the purchase of immunizers and other elements necessary for the campaign. vaccination, such as needles and syringes.
“There are a lot of people looking at that money,” he said, without naming names.
“Impressive as one or another person we know, I will not say the name here, I would never worry about the life of the next one. The concern is another. I will not say what it is,” he amended, along the same lines.
Vaccination has no start date
Bolsonaro reiterated that he is not worried about the start of the vaccination campaign in Brazil because the process depends on Anvisa. “If I go to Anvisa and say ‘run there’, they will say that I am interfering,” the president completed.
The federal government has agreements to purchase vaccines with the Butantan / Sinovac Institute, AstraZeneca / Oxford and Pfizer / Biontech, but no agreement has yet been reached. There is no exact date for the start of the vaccination plan.
Yesterday, Brazil surpassed the mark of 191 thousand deaths from covid-19, according to a survey carried out by the consortium of press vehicles, of which the Twitter It is part of.
