Covid: China's Sinovac vaccine to be included in Brazil immunisation plan - BBC News

Brazil plans to use a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine as part of a national immunisation programme, officials have announced.

São Paulo Governor João Doria said the federal government had agreed to buy 46 million doses of the vaccine CoronaVac.

If approved by the country's health regulator, CoronaVac - developed by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech - will be one of two vaccines included in Brazil's immunisation programme.

The country also plans to administer a vaccine being created by England's Oxford University and the drug giant AstraZeneca.

Mr Doria has previously touted Sinovac's experimental vaccine, announcing plans to use it to inoculate residents of São Paulo.

The Chinese vaccine is being tested by São Paulo state's research centre Butantan Institute.

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