Brazil to buy 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin from Bharat Biotech
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Brazil has signed a deal with Indian pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech for the purchase of 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, news agency Reuters reported. Brazil s Health Ministry on Thursday signed a contract for delivery between March and May.
The ministry said in a statement that the deal is worth 1.6 billion reais ($290,000), with the first 8 million doses expected to arrive in March.
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Brazil s figure of 10,030,626 came amid mounting criticism of how President Jair Bolsonaro s government has handled the epidemic and a vaccination response.
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