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29.04.2021 / 05:13

Brazil begins to make own Covid-19 vaccine

Brazil's Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute, a state-run medical research facility, on Wednesday began to manufacture ButanVac, the first Brazilian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), state governor Joao Doria announced."It will be the first vaccine manufactured entirely in Brazil, without the need to import raw materials," Doria said during a press conference at the institute, which is funded by the state government.Production began on the first of an expected 18 million doses by mid-July, though Brazil's Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) is yet to authorise the vaccine.The institute also makes and packages the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Life Sciences.

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Brazil political rivals announce development of homemade Covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19 vaccine that is "100 percent Brazilian" was launched on Friday with more than a hint of political posturing.Sao Paulo's Butantan biomedical institute announced in the morning it is developing a vaccine and expects to start using it in July.Several hours later a minister said President Jair Bolsonaro's government had submitted a request for authorization to start clinical trials on a different vaccine.Butantan is the largest vaccine producer in Brazil and makes the CoronaVac shot produced by Chinese firm Sinovac -- the most widely used against the pandemic in the South American country.The institute is also heavily backed by Sao Paulo state governor Joao Doria, who is widely expected to challenge Bolsonaro in next year's general

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Virus surge forces Sao Paulo to shut as Buenos Aires reopens

SAO PAULO – A swell of COVID-19 cases is halting samba steps in Brazil's biggest metropolis while Argentina's capital tiptoes its way back to the tango floor.

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Brazil approves emergency use of AstraZeneca, Sinovac vaccines against Covid-19

Also Read | Churn in India’s internet economy“We must continue monitoring the vaccines to capture adverse effects that were perhaps not seen in trials," she said.Minutes after Anvisa finished its meeting, Sao Paulo began vaccinations, making Monica Calazans, a 54-year-old Black nurse, the first Brazilian to get a shot against Covid-19. Governor Joao Doria stood by her side with a shirt that read, “Brazil’s vaccine."The health ministry had said it would take between three to five days for the shots to arrive in all states, and vaccination would start simultaneously across the country.

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China 'not transparent' on Covid-19 vaccine emergency use: Brazil

SAO PAULO : Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said on Monday China's health authorities are not transparent in their authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the South American country.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a consistent critic of China, has repeatedly cast doubt on the CoronaVac vaccine being developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd.Meanwhile, Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria, a Bolsonaro enemy, said the state expected to start vaccinating its residents in January, though Brazil's most populous state will not be able to use CoronaVac until it is approved by Anvisa."Brazil is the international leader in the evaluation process for CoronaVac," Anvisa said in a

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Brazil suspends Chinese coronavirus vaccine trial after 'serious adverse event'

China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine due to a "severe adverse event".Anvisa, the country's health regulator, suspended the trials late on Monday saying the event occurred on October 29.The state government of Sao Paulo, where the trial is being run, said the death of a trial volunteer had been registered as suicide and was being investigated.A police report of the incident was seen by Reuters.The news of the trial being suspended has delighted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly criticised the vaccine's credibility and said it would not be purchased by his government.This suspension further inflamed tensions between Bolsonaro and Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria, who has pinned his political ambitions on the Chinese vaccine

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Chinese covid vaccine may be available to Brazilians by December: Official

SAO PAULO : The governor of Brazil's São Paulo state said on Wednesday that Phase 3 clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd have shown promising results and it may be available to Brazilians as early as December.Governor João Dória added that Phase 2 trials of the potential vaccine had shown an immune response of 98% in the elderly.Some 9,000 Brazilians are participating in the Sinovac vaccine trials, which are being conducted by the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo city, the state capital.Brazil, which has the third worst outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the world after the United States and India, has become a testing ground for at least two vaccine candidates.One such vaccine is being

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Brazil set to test Chinese coronavirus vaccine

vaccine against the new coronavirus Tuesday, issuing the first doses to around 900 volunteers, officials said.The coronavirus vaccine, developed by private Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac, is the third in the world to enter Phase 3 trials, or large-scale testing on humans -- the last step before regulatory approval.It will be administered to doctors and other health workers who volunteer for the program across six states in Brazil, one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic."Trials of CoronaVac, one of the vaccines that has advanced furthest in testing in the world, will begin at the Clinical Hospital of Sao Paulo," the state's governor, Joao Doria, told a news conference.He said initial results were expected within 90

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AP Interview: Governor says Brazil has 'Bolsonaro-virus'

SAO PAULO – After a heated confrontation with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro last month over his lackadaisical approach to the coronavirus, governors in the South American country have since pulled back, wary of losing vital federal aid in the efforts to control COVID-19.

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