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Brazil in talks with Pfizer to buy COVID-19 vaccine
The Brazilian federal government is in talks with Pfizer Inc in Brazil to buy its experimental COVID-19 vaccine for inclusion in its national vaccination programme, a spokesman for the company said on Monday.
Published : 10 Nov 2020, 12:08 PM
Updated : 10 Nov 2020, 12:08 PM
The vaccine is undergoing late stage tests in Brazil involving 3,100 volunteers in Sao Paulo and Bahia states, and will be imported from Pfizer's factories in the United States and Europe, the spokesman said, giving no further details. The company said on Monday its vaccine is more than 90% effective based on initial trial results.
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