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Bolsonaro says China fast-tracking supplies for COVID-19 vaccines made in Brazil

26 Jan 2021 / 03:40 H.

    BRASILIA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro thanked China on Monday for rapidly approving export of 5,400 liters of inputs for Sinovac's vaccine being made in Sao Paulo as his government scrambles to secure scarce shots for its national vaccination plan.

    Bolsonaro tweeted that China has also fast-tracked approval for supplies of AstraZeneca inputs to make the company's COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil. (Reporting by Anthony Boadle)

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