Summary of A 1° vacinada no Brasil

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In a significant moment in Brazil's fight against the new coronavirus, nurse Mônica Calazans from Hospital Emílio Ribas in São Paulo became the first person in the country to receive the CoronaVac vaccine, which was developed by Chinese laboratory Innovax in collaboration with the Butantan Institute. The ceremony was attended by São Paulo's governor, João Dória, following the emergency use authorization of CoronaVac and the British AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) over the weekend. The five Anvisa directors championed the approval of these vaccines, enabling Brazil to launch its vaccination campaign with the CoronaVac vaccine, which is currently the only one available on the national territory.

• 00:00:00 In this section, nurse Mônica Calazans from the UTI of Hospital Emílio Ribas in São Paulo received the first dose of the CoronaVac vaccine against the new coronavirus in Brazil on a Sunday. The vaccine was developed by the Chinese laboratory Innovax in collaboration with the Butantan Institute. The ceremony was attended by São Paulo's governor, João Dória. The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved the emergency use of the Chinese CoronaVac and British AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines over the weekend, making them the first vaccines to be authorized in Brazil. The five Anvisa directors spoke in favor of authorizing these vaccines, allowing Brazil to initiate its vaccination campaign with the CoronaVac vaccine, which is currently the only one available on the national territory.