Tag: Eduardo Pazuello

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:37 UTC

  Brazil will begin “quite likely” Covid-19 vaccinations in January or February

  

  Brazil will “quite likely” begin vaccinations to stem the coronavirus pandemic in January or February, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Wednesday, outlining what would be the most aggressive vaccination timeline proposed by a federal health official in Brazil to date.

• Wednesday, December 9th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazil signs letter of intent for delivery of 70 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

  

  Brazil has signed a letter of intent with Pfizer Inc for the delivery of more than 70 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, its health minister said on Tuesday, the day the country’s death toll from the virus surged to its highest in almost a month

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:52 UTC

  Brazil's health regulator open to approving Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

  

  Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Wednesday it was open to approving COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to do so.

• Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 08:23 UTC

  Brazilian Health minister recovering from coronavirus in military hospital

  

  Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello, who is ill with COVID-19, will stay in a military hospital overnight on Sunday, after having been discharged from a civilian facility earlier in the day, the ministry said in a statement.

• Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Brazil's health regulator allows the import of six million doses of a coronavirus vaccine from China

  

  Brazil's health regulator has authorized the import from China of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro insisted he wouldn't allow doses to be shipped from the Asian nation.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 09:29 UTC

  Bolsonaro in political controversy rejects purchase of the Chinese vaccine

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday rejected the announced purchase of 46 million doses of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus being developed by a Chinese company and tested in a state governed by a political rival, prompting some to question if he was allowing politics to steer public health decisions.

• Wednesday, October 21st 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  Brazilian health minister ill with a suspected case of Covid-19

  

  Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello has fallen ill with a suspected case of COVID-19, the ministry's press office said on Tuesday, as the country battles with the third-worst coronavirus outbreak globally, with nearly 5.3 million cases.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil Health minister announces the Covid-19 vaccine for next January

  

  Brazil's acting Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Tuesday that a Covid-19 vaccine would be rolled out for all Brazilians in January 2021.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:03 UTC

  Brazil with new daily record of virus cases: 1,284 deaths and 67,860 infections

  

  Brazil recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases on Wednesday with nearly 68,000 infections, a sign COVID-19 is still far from being brought under control in the hard-hit country.

• Thursday, May 21st 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazil erratic strategy to combat Covid-19: advocates the use of chloroquine

  

  Brazil's coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the country with a population of 210 million could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health Ministry reported 888 new deaths and nearly 20,000 new infections in a single day.