Last August, when Brazil had emerged as among the worst hit nations by Covid, Pfizer Inc. offered the health ministry to set aside as many as 70 million doses of the vaccine it was developing. It got no answer. So it made the offer again. And then a third time.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In testimony to the Covid CPI (parliamentary investigative committee) on Thursday, Butantan Institute director Dimas Covas, said that in December last year, when the world was starting Covid-19 vaccination, the Butantan Institute had produced 5.5 million Coronavac doses and 4 million were being processed. Neither batches had a contract with the Ministry of Health.
In testimony to the Covid CPI (parliamentary investigative committee) on Thursday, Butantan Institute director Dimas Covas, said that in December last year, when the world was starting Covid-19 vaccination, the Butantan Institute had produced 5.5 million Coronavac doses . . .
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