Covid-19: Brazil Begins Vaccinations as It Battles Virus Variants Last Updated March 26, 2021, 8:00 a.m. ETMarch 26, 2021, 8:00 a.m. ET The United States is hurtling toward 400,000 total deaths. A W.H.O. panel says the world failed in its initial pandemic response. This briefing has ended. Follow our Video Health officials in Brazil recently began giving the first Covid-19 vaccinations after the country’s health regulator approved two vaccines for emergency use.CreditCredit...Victor Moriyama for The New York Times Brazil on Monday kicked off its nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign, providing a glimmer of hope in a nation where political infighting, a strained health care system and lax precautions have given the virus free rein.