Covid Vaccine Sinovac Brazil
President jair bolsonaro has declared the suspension of a brazilian trial for a chinese covid vaccine as a victory.
Covid vaccine sinovac brazil. Coronavac is an inactivated vaccine candidate, which demonstrated promising safety profile and offered protection to rhesus macaques monkeys in a preclinical. The vaccine has, however, faced controversy in brazil with president jair bolsonaro dismissing it as lacking credibility. Russia's sputnik v more than 90% effective, says health ministry read.
Brazilian health regulator anvisa said it took place on 29 october, but did not give further details. So far, brazil and turkey have signed contracts to buy vaccines from sinovac. Covid is deeply political in brazil.
Get more world news and business news on zee business. This sinovac vaccine is also being tested in turkey, bangladesh and indonesia, which have not yet made any statements on whether or not to continue the clinical trial. The health minister had announced the sinovac vaccine would be included in the immunisation programme.
Brazil’s president jair bolsonaro stepped up criticism of a chinese vaccine being developed in partnership with a renowned research institute in brazil, saying the asian country lacks.