Mourão contradicts Bolsonaro and defends childhood vaccination.
"I support the decision of those responsible for the matter," said the retired general, referring to the health authorities.
247 - The Vice President of the Republic, General Hamilton Mourão, contradicted his superior, Jair Bolsonaro, by defending the vaccination against Covid-19 for the 5 to 11 year old age group.
"I support the decision of those responsible for the matter," said the retired general, referring to health authorities, in an interview with... CNN Brazil.
In your weekly liveOn Thursday (6), Bolsonaro criticized the measure. “I’ll state my position in advance: my 11-year-old daughter will not be vaccinated. If you want to follow my example, that’s fine. If you don’t want to, that’s fine, it’s your right,” said the head of government.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, 311 children aged 5 to 11 have died from Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in Brazil.
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