Bolsonaro Says Most Brazilians Don’t Want Covid Vaccine

  • President says he obtained data by polling “in the street”
  • Brazil has registered over 7.8 cases, nearly 200,000 deaths
Jair BolsonaroPhotographer: Andre Borges/Bloomberg
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Without offering evidence, President Jair Bolsonaro said most Brazilians don’t want to be vaccinated, even as the country nears 200,000 Covid-19 deaths.

“As far as I know, less than half would be willing to take the vaccine,” the far-right leader told crowds outside his official residence Thursday. “This is from a poll I’ve taken. I’ve taken it in the street, the beach,” he added.