Prognosis
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Escalates Feud Over China-Backed Vaccine
- Leader calls Sinovac tests unreliable because of their origin
- Governors give Bolsonaro until Friday to change his mind
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro stepped up criticism of a Chinese vaccine being developed in partnership with a renowned research institute in Brazil, saying the Asian country lacks credibility to come up with solutions for the coronavirus crisis.
“We won’t buy it from China, it’s my decision,” Bolsonaro said in a radio interview late Wednesday, adding that people wouldn’t feel safe with Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s vaccine “due to its origin.”