December 19, 2020 11:37:41 pm
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) decided Thursday that it is constitutional for the State to order compulsory vaccination against COVID-19. The State cannot forcibly immunize its citizens. But fines, bars on attending certain places and on enrollment in school may be imposed upon vaccination refusal.
Brazil has been one of the nations worst-hit by COVID-19. It has recorded more than five million cases since the onset of the pandemic, making it the nation with the third-highest number of cases after the US and India, according to Reuters.
The court’s justices viewed this as a public health concern necessitating the creation of herd immunity. They recognized that in the past, widespread immunization has been instrumental in eradicating a number of diseases. Minister Rosa Weber argued that the restrictions on individual freedoms are impositions on constitutional rights, which make it necessary to adopt measures to protec
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minister of Health Eduardo Pazuello estimates that the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Brazil may kick off in mid-February, if laboratories apply for definitive registration with health regulator ANVISA still in December. Possibly from mid-February onwards we will have received and registered vaccines to begin the plan, he said during a ceremony on Wednesday, December 16th, for the official launch of the National Immunization Plan. However, a final date will only be known once the agency authorizes an immunizer, and the campaign to immunize the whole population is expected to take 16 months . . .
Indian vaccine candidate for Covid-19 shows good results
Indian vaccine candidate for Covid-19 shows good results
New Delhi, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) India s vaccine candidate against Covid-19 demonstrated a strong immune response in its first phase of clinical trials, it was learned here on Thursday.
The possible Covaxin vaccine, developed by the biotechnology company Bharat Biotech, based in the city of Hyderabad, and the Indian Council of Medical Research, is safe and does not generate serious adverse effects in people of all groups, according to the results of the first phase of clinical trials, All India Radio reported.
The Indian Medical Research Council said that the vaccine can be stored at two to eight degrees Celsius, which makes it compatible with the National Immunization Plan.