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tHe savior vaccine By Marcelo Brandāo - Journalist
Photo by Isac nóbrega_PR-FotosPublicas
inally, the year 2020 comes to are still struggling, not knowing of Health is fighting to concentrate
an end. When we hugged friends when we will reach a haven. as the vaccination measures on him,
Fand relatives on December 31, soon as the vaccine researches but now, in December, there is no
2019, wishing them a happy new year, were in the final stretch, President prediction of when the vaccination
we couldn’t imagine that everything Bolsonaro decided to make this a will start. meanwhile, Doria has
would go so wrong. But it’s finally political issue and started to fight already warned that he will start
ending. With hundreds of thousands with the governor of São Paulo, João the vaccination in São Paulo as
fewer people in the world killed by Dória, his opponent in the 2022 of January 25. the governor is
CoVID-19, but it is ending. and if you presidential race. Dória has already also politicizing the issue, with
crossed 2020 and arrived on the other announced that his state will receive Coronavac’s demagogic asset, the
side, congratulations, honestly. the Sinovac vaccine, developed Chinese vaccine, which Bolsonaro
by China, with the support of the insists on rejecting because China
Some countries, including Canada, Instituto Butantan in São Paulo. This reminds him of communism, and he
are already starting to vaccinate their decentralization angered Bolsonaro. doesn’t like communists. It sounds
population, showing that 2021 should he doesn’t want to be seen as the like a joke, but it’s true. may 2021
be a less troubled year. however, the president neglecting the lives of the - and especially 2022 - bring good
immunization of the planet should people during a pandemic (although news to us and, above all, take the
still take some time, and everyone that is precisely it), so he decided bad news far away. happy new Year!
must remain alert. here in Brazil, we to politicize this issue. the ministry
