The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency received a temporary authorization request for the Chinese immunizer Sinopharm. It has not undergone clinical trials in Brazil but has been tested in countries like the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Argentina, and Peru.
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The Chinese immunizer is produced in Brazil by the Butantan Institute in São Paulo and may be included in the Covax facility. Now, the two vaccines produced in the country are approved by WHO.
Country received around 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine from the WHO-backed global COVAX Facility vaccine-sharing program.
As Brazilian health regulator Anvisa approved emergency use of two COVID-19 vaccines, the first person was inoculated in São Paulo. Health minister said the immunization plan begins on Monday (18) in other states.
Announcement was made by São Paulo governor on Thursday (7). CoronaVac is produced by Butantan Institute and China’s Sinovac.
