In a bizarre comment about the Covid-19 vaccine, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that the vaccine developed by Pfizer-Bioentech could make people ‘crocodiles’ or ‘women with dardis’ Before this weakening, when Brazil began its mass inoculation drive, Bolsonaro said he would not be vaccinated. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic worldwide, the President of Brazil has been suspicious of the virus and has even called it the “Little Flu.”
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The Bolsonaro of Brazil attacked the COVID-19 vaccine
According to local media reports, Jer Bolsonoro said he would not need the Covid-19 vaccine because he had already tested positive for the coronavirus which caused his body to develop antibodies to the virus. The president’s statement came as Brazil is testing the Pfizer-Bioentech vaccine. Meanwhile, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is already being used in the United States and Britain.
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Launching an immunization drive in Brazil on Wednesday, Bolsonoro said that although the coronavirus vaccine is free, not everyone is obligated to inoculate. On Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that the vaccine is mandatory, but that people cannot be “pressured”. According to this recent ruling, the government of the country can also fine people for not vaccinating them and for banning them in certain public places, but cannot force them to do so.
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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, more than 7.1 million positive cases have been reported in Brazil, of which about 185,000 people have contracted the disease.
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