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Brazil began rolling out two million ready-to-use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines made in India, the state-funded Fiocruz Institute said on Saturday, as protesters rallied in several cities against President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic.
The institute said it started to distribute the vaccines after another distribution programme, which involved a deal between Brazil’s government and AstraZeneca, was stalled because of a delay in an active ingredient shipped from China.
Brazil expected to produce up to 100 million doses of its vaccine locally as part of that agreement.
Following a considerable diplomatic effort that included Bolsonaro sending a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AstraZeneca agreed to supply Brazil with the two million ready-to-use doses.
Brazil s Fiocruz begins distributing 2 million India-made AstraZeneca shots
By Reuters
By Paula Laier
INTERNATIONAL - Brazil s federally funded Fiocruz Institute said on Saturday it had begun distributing 2 million ready-to-use AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines after they arrived in the country from India on Friday.
Brazil s government has a deal with AstraZeneca to produce up to 100 million doses of its vaccine locally at Rio de Janeiro s Fiocruz Institute, but delivery of the active ingredient needed to manufacture them has been plagued by delays from China.
As a result, AstraZeneca agreed to supply the government with 2 million ready-to-use doses made in India. After a major diplomatic effort, that included a letter from Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,those shots arrived on Friday.