Covid-19: Brazil reaches milestone of 320 million vaccines administered.
According to the data, 143 million Brazilians have completed their vaccination cycle.
Brazil Agency - The Ministry of Health reported this Tuesday (28) that Brazil reached the mark of 320 million vaccines administered against Covid-19. According to the ministry, the widespread immunization of the population has led to a reduction in the number of cases of infected people, deaths and the occupancy of ICU beds.
According to the data, 143 million Brazilians have completed their vaccination cycle, 161 million have received the first dose of the vaccine, and 16 million have received at least one booster dose.
“With the progress of vaccination, it was possible to reduce the number of deaths and the number of cases of COVID-19 by more than 90%, when compared to the peak of the pandemic in April 2021. Today, in Brazil, we have the lowest number of deaths from COVID-19 since April 2020,” highlights the Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga.
With the reduction in Covid-19 cases, the federal government defined, on the 20th of this month, the rules for donating vaccines to other countries through the Covax consortium.
The national production of AstraZeneca's vaccines is carried out by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), starting with the arrival of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), which has also begun to be produced in Brazil. Pfizer's vaccines, using messenger RNA technology, will also be produced domestically through the Eurofarma laboratory.
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