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BRASÍLIA – At his home, where he is recovering from the Covid-19 infection, Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Thursday in a live broadcast together with President Jair Bolsonaro, who is still in charge of the Ministry of Health. the minister in the episode of the purchase of CoronaVac, a vaccine produced by the Butantan Institute in partnership with the Chinese company Sinovac.
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– Next week, maybe, for sure, you will return to the stop, right? Bolsonaro asked, sitting on the balcony of the Pazuello department.
– Yes, say no, right? Pazuello replied, laughing.
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– They even said we were fighting. In the army, it is common for this to happen, there was no problem – Bolsonaro replied.
– It’s that simple, one commands and the other obeys. But we have love, it can be done – said Pazuello.
In a life of just under five minutes, Pazuello recounted the symptoms of Covid-19 that he felt, such as fatigue, headache and fever, but that he is better. He said he took hydroxychloroquine, the vermifuge Anita, and azithromycin. According to Bolsonaro, the fact that the minister has improved shows that the drugs are effective, despite the lack of scientific evidence of the drugs’ effectiveness.
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– Another case here in which hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and Anita worked. Another that worked, Bolsonaro said, adding:
– Another test here that you took and it worked. Some complain, they say that hydroxychloroquine has no scientific proof. Not because of covid, but because of other things – he said.
Last Wednesday, Bolsonaro did not hide his irritation at the announcement that the Ministry of Health would buy 46 million doses of CoronaVac, a vaccine produced by the Butantan Institute in alliance with the Chinese company Sinovac. The greatest discomfort was due to what the president considered the “political use” of the governor of São Paulo, João Doria, on the subject. In the president’s evaluation, a matter of “such importance” should have been discussed with him before being announced by the minister and the governor of São Paulo.
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Even unauthorized by President Jair Bolsonaro in the episode of the purchase of the vaccine for Covid-19, Pazuello remains firm in his position as Minister of Health and assures allies that he will not give in to pressure to migrate to the reserve of the Army. An active general, Pazuello took over the portfolio last month on the condition that he could continue as a military officer until completing eight years as a general officer or four years as a major general. When he took office, Bolsonaro guaranteed that the decision to go to the reserve would be his.
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The impact of the acquisition of the vaccine impacted militants on the president’s social networks, who spent the day claiming that the purchase of the product was suspended. Pazuello, who is in isolation due to the Covid-19 infection, spoke to the president via WhatsApp messages previously. According to the minister’s allies, “technical, political and management visions” are already being agreed on regarding the purchase of vaccines against the coronavirus to avoid new contingencies. Announcements for new vaccines should make it clear whether the products will be produced in Brazil.
