In Brazil, numerous stockouts of second dose of vaccine. In seven Brazilian state capitals, including large metropolises like Belo Horizonte or Porto Alegre, injections of the second dose of the Chinese CoronaVac vaccine have been suspended for lack of doses. According to the count of the information site G1, Aracaju, Recife (north-east), Belem, Porto Velho (north) and Campo Grande (center-west) are also in this situation, due to the lack of doses of this serum. , the most used in Brazil today, with 77% of injections. In Rio de Janeiro, the town hall had initially suspended for 10 days the vaccination for the second dose of CoronaVac on Saturday, before deciding the next day to stagger it by age groups, starting with the over 70s, from this Monday. But those under the age of 60 who received the first dose from April 10 to 17, especially caregivers, will have to wait until May 17 for the second, 30 to 40 days later, while the recommended interval is 28 days. According to the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, more than half of the state capitals do not have the necessary reserves for the second dose to be available to all on time. Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga admitted on Sunday that the problem was due to a flawed decision by his predecessor, General Eduardo Pazuello, who left his post in mid-March. In February, the latter recommended to states and municipalities to draw on the stocks reserved for the second dose to accelerate the pace of vaccination. He was betting on new deliveries which were ultimately delayed.
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