Brazil Hunts for Vaccines as India’s Crisis Slows Deliveries
- Resurgence of virus in India, tight vaccine supplies play role
- Bolsonaro feels the heat as congress probes pandemic response
People wait in line to receive a dose of the Sinovac Biotech CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine at a community shelter in Sao Paulo.
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Brazil is struggling to find vaccines to tackle one of the world’s worst Covid-19 crises as resurgent outbreaks and supply shortages among top providers slow the pace of deliveries.
Foreign Minister Carlos Franca told lawmakers Wednesday he’s seeking vaccines from a variety of partners, including 30 million doses from China’s Sinopharm, plus 8 million doses of the India-produced AstraZeneca shot as well as any U.S. surplus. The problem, he added, is the pandemic’s upsurge in India and tight supplies globally have left Brazil scrambling for doses.