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Suriname receives first COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX
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Suriname yesterday received 24,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility. A release from PAHO/WHO said that the arrival marked a historic step toward...
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Brazil passes 300,000 COVID-19 deaths, as minister pledges 1 mln shots per day
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RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – As the number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil passed 300,000 yesterday, President Jair Bolsonaro’s fourth health minister used...
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Brazil business elite blast Bolsonaro, who remains unconvinced on COVID-19 restrictions
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SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Hundreds of Brazilian business leaders and economists blasted President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus crisis yesterday and called for...
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Brazil clears use of full vaccine stock as first doses
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BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil said yesterday it was lifting its requirement for local authorities to reserve half their novel coronavirus vaccine stockpiles for...
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Brazil in talks with United States for excess COVID-19 vaccines, foreign ministry says
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BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government has been in talks since March 13 about potentially importing excess COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, the Brazilian...