Bolsonaro says the decision to vaccinate children against Covid is up to the families

President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) said this Thursday (16) that the decision to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 against Covid-19 is up to the parents.

This happens after the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the immunization of this age group with doses of Pfizer, also on Thursday.

Bolsonaro also said that he asked for the names of the members of the regulatory agency who approved this authorization, so that they can be disclosed.

“Anvisa is not subordinate to me, let’s make this very clear, I don’t interfere there, but I asked unofficially for the name of the person who authorized the vaccine for children aged five years and over. We want to publicize the names of these people so that everyone can know who they are and form their judgment,” said the president.

Bolsonaro also stated that he will still talk to his wife about whether or not her 11-year-old daughter will be vaccinated against Covid-19.

*with information from Emanuelle Leones, from CNN, in Brasília