Coronavirus

Covid vaccines included in Brazil’s regular immunization calendar

The Health Ministry announced on Tuesday the inclusion of Covid vaccines in the national vaccination calendar in 2024. Next week,…

6 months ago

Covid hospitalizations tick up in São Paulo

Covid hospitalizations are on the rise again in São Paulo, Brazil’s most populous state. Data collected by the Info Tracker…

7 months ago

Supreme Court reopens investigation into Bolsonaro’s pandemic crimes

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes ruled to overturn a federal court decision that closed part of an investigation into…

10 months ago

Brazil reaches milestone of 700,000 Covid deaths

Brazil has this week surpassed 700,000 Covid deaths, a milestone that comes just over three years after health officials first…

1 year ago

Lula government to lift secrecy on Bolsonaro vaccination information

Brazil's Federal Comptroller General's Office on Monday ruled to release Jair Bolsonaro's Covid vaccination status — which had been kept confidential…

1 year ago

Supreme Court will not investigate Bolsonaro for Covid misconduct

The Supreme Court on Friday denied a petition by a private association of families of Covid victims to investigate former…

1 year ago

Brazilian health regulator scraps mask requirements on flights

Brazil's health regulator Anvisa formed a majority to do away with mask use requirements in the country's airports and on…

1 year ago

Records suggest Bolsonaro took Covid vaccine, despite anti-vax antics

Vinícius de Carvalho, Brazil’s comptroller general, has told CNN Brasil that his office has records indicating that former President Jair…

1 year ago

São Paulo bans vaccine passports, but most people are fully vaccinated anyway

São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas enacted a law this week banning Covid vaccine passport requirements to enter private and…

1 year ago

São Paulo governor tests positive for Covid

São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday. According to his press office, Mr. Freitas…

1 year ago