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President Jair Bolsonaro (non-party) said today that he does not understand why there is an intense race for the covid-19 vaccine. According to the University Johns Hopkins, the coronavirus has infected more than 43 million people worldwide and killed more than 1.1 million. In Brazil, there are more than 157 thousand deaths.
Bolsonaro stated that, according to the information that reached him, the fastest vaccine to date took four years between the development of the research and the approval process. He said that given that, he doesn’t understand the rush for a covid-19 immunizer.
We want to find a solution for the case. Everyone says that the vaccine that took the least time today was four years. I don’t know why I run this over
President Jair Bolsonaro
Judicialization of vaccines
The president also criticized the legalization of the issue, claiming that “a judge cannot decide whether or not you will receive” the vaccine. “I understand that this is not a question of justice, but of health above all,” he said during the morning conversation with supporters outside the Palácio da Alvorada, the official government residence.
The controversy over the vaccine reached the Supreme Court (Federal Supreme Court) last week. The opposition parties to the government asked the Court, last Friday (23), to try to force Bolsonaro to collaborate in the development of each and every one of the vaccines against covid-19. That same day, the president of the court, Minister Luiz Fux, affirmed that the judicialization on the subject will be “important.”
The uproar intensified with the political dispute between Bolsonaro and João Doria (PSDB), governor of São Paulo, who is the main supporter of the vaccine being developed by the Chinese laboratory Sinovac in association with the Butantan Institute, CoronaVac. Last week, the president disavowed the Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, and canceled an agreement of intent signed by the folder for the purchase of 46 million doses of the immunizer.
Bolsonaro and Doria also dueled over the mandatory vaccine. The toucan maintains that immunization of the population should be mandatory. The president, on the other hand, defends that the decision to get vaccinated or not should be personal. However, a decree signed by him in February, regulating federal actions during the pandemic, says that vaccination must be mandatory and coordinated by the Ministry of Health.
Oxford vaccine
The official commented on the information published today by the Financial Times newspaper. According to the publication, the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford generates a robust response in immunity among the elderly, as well as in adults in a younger age group.
“An overseas newspaper published very promising news for the Oxford vaccine. There are several companies and universities that are looking for the vaccine for covid. What we have to do here is not want to run, not run over. We don’t want to buy this or that without any proof yet. And of course we hope to talk more about this topic. The publication of this in a scientific journal ”.
Following the frustrated CoronaVac deal, Bolsonaro went on to say that he will not allow the Brazilian people to be guinea pigs and that he will not support any vaccine without testing.
However, in August this year, the president signed a provisional measure authorizing the payment of almost R $ 2 billion to test and manufacture the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Swedish laboratory. Astrazeneca. According to an estimate by the Ministry of Health, there will be 100 million doses. The lot had already been announced in a deal closed at the end of June.
Like the Sinovac vaccine, the Oxford vaccine is in phase 3, of massive tests in volunteers, both still without proven efficacy or registration authorized by Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency).
The president returns to defend drugs without proven efficacy
The president also stated today that in addition to immunization, science must focus on finding a cure for the coronavirus.
“I give my personal opinion. It is not cheaper, nor easier, to invest in a cure than even in a vaccine or to play both. But also, do not forget the cure. I took hydroxychloroquine, others took ivermectin, others took Annita … And it worked. And, apparently, all those who were treated early with one of these three alternatives were cured, “said the president, without providing data.
Despite Bolsonaro’s optimism regarding the mentioned drugs, the scientific community emphasizes that there is, until the any kind of evidence on its effectiveness.
The WHO (World Health Organization) has already reported that hydroxychloroquine is not effective against the coronavirus. A preliminary study on the annita dewormer showed that it reduces viral load, but does not reduce symptoms of Covid-19 or hospitalizations for the disease.
