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Science (США): Бразилия дает шанс российской вакцине от covid-19, утвердив покупку ограниченной партии
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Analysis: Still wary of Russian vaccine, Brazil clears its own study for more data
FILE PHOTO: Doses of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at a vaccination centre in Zilina, Slovakia June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa reuters tickers
This content was published on June 9, 2021 - 15:15
June 9, 2021 - 15:15
By Lisandra Paraguassu
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Russian vaccine developers cheered hard-won access to Brazil s market last week, but with less than a million doses cleared for import, public health experts say the approval is more like a late-stage trial for the Sputnik V shot.
Late Friday, Brazilian health regulator Anvisa, which was under pressure from state governors and the country s Supreme Court, ruled that states could import the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, but included some 20 strict conditions.
Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.
Despite safety concerns, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) reversed itself last week and voted to allow a trickle of Sputnik V, the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine, into the country. Only 928,000 doses will be imported just a fraction of the total requested by a group of state governors and the agency imposed stringent measures to reduce supposed health risks and monitor the vaccine’s safety and efficacy.
In April, with Brazil facing a massive COVID-19 surge and a scarcity of vaccine, Anvisa vetoed a previous import request, citing concerns that the vaccine contains adenoviruses that could replicate and harm vaccinated people. The decision sparked a lawsuit threat by Sputnik V’s manufacturer, the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, and drew criticism from some scientists. But on 4 June, four of Anvisa’s five directors decided to allow the importation of Sputnik
Brazil states suspend AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women after one death Agence France-Presse Brazil suspends AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women
Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian states on Tuesday suspended immunization of pregnant women with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on the advice of the national health regulator after a reported death.
The suspension was to remain in place until the health ministry establishes the cause of death of a woman in Rio de Janeiro who received the vaccine, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga told a news conference.
Queiroga said the call was made by a team of experts and was based exclusively on technical criteria.
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