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 channel for the latest stories and updates. The government announced that it will again be taking volunteers to be administered with the AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine. The program, however, would only be available for senior citizens aged 60 and up in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor and Sarawak. Reportedly, 1.1 million AZ vaccine doses will be made available this time around. Registrations will be opened online from 23 to 26 May on the official National Immunization Program (PICK) website or manually with local community clinic outreach programs. Volunteers could also register for...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -  The government of São Paulo and the Butantan Institute delivered a new batch of 1 million Coronavac doses to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday morning, May 12. The São Paulo state government has now delivered 46.112 million doses, thereby complying with its first agreement with the federal government. The doses will be sent to the National Immunization Program (PNI), to be distributed proportionally to the states. This delivery is the second of a total of three that the Butantan is expected to make to the health ministry this week: on Monday, May . . . To read t...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On May 12, Butantan Institute delivered another 1 million doses of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus to the National Immunization Program (PNI). With this delivery, Butantan totals 46.112 million doses provided to the Ministry of Health since the start of this year and fulfills the first contract signed in January with the federal government. According to the government of São Paulo, next Friday, May 14, the delivery of the 54 million doses established in the second contract will begin. The first batch will consist of 1.1 million doses. "The vaccines delivere...

EFESao Paulo Brazil recommends suspending use of Oxford Covid vaccine on pregnant women A Brazilian health care worker prepares to administer a dose of the AstraZeneca anti-Covid vaccine to a patient. EFE/Andre Coelho/File Brazil's National Health Monitoring Agency (Anvisa) is recommending an "immediate" halt to the use of the anti-Covid vaccine developed by AstraZeneca to vaccinate pregnant women. The regulatory agency's recommendation is that "the instructions in the drug's prospectus," which mention the possibility of a recipient developing blood clots, be followed by t...

Brazil calls off AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women Brazil calls off AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women Brasilia, May 12 (Prensa Latina) Brazil´s Health Ministry on Tuesday called off AstraZeneca vaccine doses for Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women. Health ministry detailed that pregnant women should receive CoronaVac vaccine doses, an immunizer produced by the Chinese Laboratory Sinovac, and Pfizer vaccines. In the case of those pregnant women who received AstraZeneca jab, they should seek a medical follow-up. Following the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) recommend...