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Government releases purchase of vaccines against Covid-19 by private initiative

Government releases purchase of vaccines against Covid-19 by private initiative

The president Jair Bolsonaro edited this Friday (17) a provisional measure to allow the private sector to buy vaccines against Covid-19 directly with the manufacturers.

The measure stems from the end of state Public Health Emergency of National Importance (Espin), enacted according to the pandemic in Brazil.

According to the General Secretariat of the Presidency the measure will not harm the National Vaccination Operational Plan.

The agency justifies that vaccination in the country has reached sufficient doses to cover 100% of priority groups. In addition, the Ministry of Health maintains a contract with Pfizer for the purchase of 100 million doses and the possibility of an additional purchase of 50 million.

“What was experienced in 2021 – given the shortage of vaccines in Brazil and in the world, the private sector was not authorized to acquire vaccines against covid-19, to the detriment of the Public Power – has changed, and the shortage of vaccines has been overcome. , and the State was able to offer vaccines to the general population, in sufficient quantity, according to data shown by the Ministry of Health”, informed the secretary.

Source: CNN Brasil