Brazil struggles to vaccinate as Covid-19 toll spirals
Brazil struggles to vaccinate as Covid-19 toll spirals
Around 33 million people, 15 percent of the population, have received at least one vaccine dose in Brazil
AFP, Rio de Janeiro,
updated: May 16 2021, 07:59 ist
Four months into a Covid-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare.
Around 33 million people -- 15 percent of the population -- have received at least one vaccine dose in Brazil, a proportion still too small to have a substantial impact on the virus' spread.