‘My Minister of Health has already said that this vaccine will not be mandatory, period,’ says Bolsonaro



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BRASILIA – President Jair Bolsonaro said again on Monday that the government will not force Brazilians to get vaccinated against the new coronavirus. Bolsonaro affirmed that this decision is made by the federal executive and the Minister of Health, Edurado Pazuello, “I already said that this vaccine will not be mandatory and that is the end.

– The National Vaccination Program, including mandatory vaccines, is from 1975. The current law included the issue of the pandemic there, but it is very clear: the Ministry of Health defines it, and my Minister of Health has already said that it is not vaccine will be mandatory and that’s it – he said.

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Then, without mentioning the name, the president criticized a governor who, according to him, “calls himself a doctor of Brazil.”

“There is a governor who calls himself a doctor in Brazil, saying that it will be mandatory,” I repeat that it will not be. For our part, vaccination, when it is ready, after being approved by the Ministry of Health and with scientific proof, and even so it has to be validated by Anvisa, we will offer it to Brazil, obviously free, but I repeat. : it will not be mandatory – he stated.

On Friday, Doria announced that, when available, the Covid-19 vaccine will be mandatory statewide and only people with a medical certificate can stop receiving the vaccine.

– In São Paulo vaccination will be mandatory, except for those who have medical advice and a medical certificate that they cannot be vaccinated. And we will take legal action if there is a setback in this regard – said Doria.

To a supporter who said that the vaccine was “being done on the thighs” and asked “who is going to get such a mess? Bolsonaro said that you need to have scientific evidence to be able to use it.

– Yes, there must be scientific proof, the country that offers this vaccine must first mass vaccinate yours, then offer it to other countries. So much is even in the military area: you can only sell a war product to another country after using it on its territory and, in a proven way, demonstrate its effectiveness – he said.

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