di Bianca Oliveira
SAN PAOLO DEL BRASILE – Brazil’s Anvisa health regulator, responsible for the release of immunizers and medicines in Brazil, approved the emergency use of Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, known as CoronaVac, produced in partnership with Butantan Institute, and the vaccine from the University of Oxford / AstraZeneca, which will be produced locally by Fiocruz. With the green light, Brazil begins its national vaccination plan, which prioritizes, in the first stage, healthcare workers who are at the front line of the fight against the pandemic, elderly people over 60 years old and the indigenous population. Anvisa was the only agency in the world to analyze 2 emergency protocols simultaneously within a period of 9 days. The analysis process for emergency use was adopted for the first time in the country due to the health crisis. Soon after the release by the health regulator, the first Brazilian was inoculated at Hospital das Clínicas, in the city of São Paulo, with the vaccine requested by the Butantan Institute. Mônica Calazans, 54-years-old nurse and is within the high-risk groups. The vaccination was monitored by the state governor, João Doria. “Today is the” V “day. Vaccine Day, Victory Day, Truth (Verdade) Day, Life (Vida) Day. Today is the day of those who value and fight for life”, says Doria. In a press conference, the Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, stated that the vaccination plan will be coordinated by the Ministry of Health, which will start this Monday (18th) the distribution of vaccines to all states in an equal and simultaneous way. “The distribution of vaccines will start on Monday, at 7 am. We plan for Wednesday, at 10 am, the start of the National Immunization Plan, at the same time, in all states. This time is the minimum logistics for the states ”, says Pazuello. Brazil has 6 million doses of CoronaVac in national territory for immediate use and is awaiting clearance from the government of India to import 2 million doses from Covishield.
IN BRASILE IL PIANO DI VACCINAZIONI ANTI-COVID AL VIA MERCOLEDÌ
Partirà mercoledì in Brasile la campagna nazionale di vaccinazioni contro il Covid-19.