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By Anthony Boadle and Sergio Queiroz
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil s Fiocruz biomedical center will request authorization for emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University by next Wednesday, its president, NÃsia Trindade, said on Thursday.
She said approval of the vaccine in Britain on Wednesday will speed up the regulatory green lights for the vaccine in Brazil, where it is badly needed to fight the world s second deadliest coronavirus outbreak. To avoid delays, and on the basis of authorization in Britain, we decided to also put in the request for emergency use of the vaccine, she said in an interview.
CORRECTED-Brazil s Fiocruz to seek emergency use of British COVID-19 vaccine Reuters 12/31/2020
(Corrects to 110 million does from 100 million in 9th paragraph)
By Anthony Boadle and Sergio Queiroz
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Brazil s Fiocruz biomedical center will request authorization for emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University by next Wednesday, its president, Nísia Trindade, said on Thursday.
She said approval of the vaccine in Britain on Wednesday will speed up the regulatory green lights for the vaccine in Brazil, where it is badly needed to fight the world s second deadliest coronavirus outbreak.
Long lines, crashing websites, conflicting information confound COVID-19 vaccine rollout to Florida seniors Elizabeth Weise and Michael Braun, USA TODAY
Florida prepares to distribute 1st vaccine doses UP NEXT
ESTERO, Fla. – Senior citizens spent a chilly night outside in a line that stretched for blocks as they waited to get into a park and rec center where COVID-19 vaccinations were offered on a first-come, first-served basis Monday.
At the front of the line were Marc and Mary Ravis of nearby Cape Coral. They arrived around 7 p.m. Sunday, two hours after the immunization clinic was announced by the Lee County Health Department.
ESTERO, Fla. – Senior citizens spent a chilly night outside in a line that stretched for blocks as they waited to get into a park and rec center where COVID-19 vaccinations were offered on a first-come, first-served basis Monday.
At the front of the line were Marc and Mary Ravis of nearby Cape Coral. They arrived around 7 p.m. Sunday, two hours after the immunization clinic was announced by the Lee County Health Department. I really need this vaccine, Mary Ravis said. She and her husband, 69 and 72 years old, respectively, have underlying health conditions. We figured it would fill up fast.