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Brazil likely to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in Jan or Feb, says minister

Reuters | Brasilia | Updated: 09-12-2020 20:16 IST | Created: 09-12-2020 20:13 IST
Brazil likely to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in Jan or Feb, says minister
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Brazil will "quite likely" begin vaccinations to stem the coronavirus pandemic in January or February, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said in a Wednesday interview with CNN Brasil.

Pazuello said on Tuesday that Brazil had signed a letter of intent to receive 70 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer starting in January.


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