Although the coronavirus has already taken a heavy toll in Brazil, the South American country is delaying its vaccination program.
President Jair Bolsonaro’s scepticism is no stranger to this. He even suggested that the vaccine could turn people into crocodiles. In the meantime, he is also fighting a “vaccination war” with a political rival.
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc in Brazil in the past year. The country has already recorded more than 7 million confirmed infections.
Almost 190,000 Brazilians have already succumbed to the effects of the virus. Only the United States has been hit harder in absolute terms.
You would think a country that yearns for the vaccine, but that is not included in President Jair Bolsonaro, says our correspondent in Rio de Janeiro, Nina Jurna.
The sizeable nationwide vaccination program was presented by the government only last week, she explains.
