Covid Vaccine Sinovac Brazil

Brazilian health regulator anvisa said it took place on 29 october, but did not give further details.

Covid vaccine sinovac brazil. President jair bolsonaro has declared the suspension of a brazilian trial for a chinese covid vaccine as a victory. Brazil’s president jair bolsonaro stepped up criticism of a chinese vaccine being developed in partnership with a renowned research institute in brazil, saying the asian country lacks. Coronavac is an inactivated vaccine candidate, which demonstrated promising safety profile and offered protection to rhesus macaques monkeys in a preclinical.

This sinovac vaccine is also being tested in turkey, bangladesh and indonesia, which have not yet made any statements on whether or not to continue the clinical trial. So far, brazil and turkey have signed contracts to buy vaccines from sinovac. The health minister had announced the sinovac vaccine would be included in the immunisation programme.

The vaccine has, however, faced controversy in brazil with president jair bolsonaro dismissing it as lacking credibility. Brazilian health regulator anvisa said it took place on 29 october, but did not give further details. Covid is deeply political in brazil.

Federal health officials met with pfizer representatives on tuesday as brazil seeks to secure vaccine supplies.