Members of the Butantan Institute work on the CoronaVac vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Members of the Butantan Institute work on the CoronaVac vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Coronavirus: Brazil approves emergency use of vaccines from AstraZeneca and China’s Sinovac

  • Health regulator Anvisa kicks off immunisations as the country’s Covid-19 enters a deadly second wave
  • 54-year old nurse Monica Calazans becomes first person to be inoculated in the country, receiving China’s CoronaVac shot

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Updated: 12:13pm, 20 Jan, 2021

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Members of the Butantan Institute work on the CoronaVac vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Members of the Butantan Institute work on the CoronaVac vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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