Most Brazilian states have injected less than 15% of children with the experimental injections. The states of Paraíba (1.8%), Pará (1.9%), and Mato Grosso (2.0%) have had the fewest children vaccinated.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Jair Bolsonaro’s warnings are having an impact: less than 20% of Brazilian children have been vaccinated against Covid-19 so far.
A survey conducted by Globonews shows that in most Brazilian states, even less than 15% of children in this age group have been sent for vaccination by their parents so far.
Despite significant concerns expressed by many scientists, the vaccination for children between 5 and 11 years of age was endorsed by the National Health Authority (Anvisa) on December 16, when its technicians approved the vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer