Due to the condition, Brazil’s vice-president and minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services will not be taking part in any appointments Monday.
The chosen location for the memorial, Health Minister Nísia Trindade said, is the ministry’s Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro. The disease is reported to have killed 710 thousand Brazilians.
The Health Secretariat of Mato Grosso state has identified a new COVID-19 subvariant, JN 2.5, a variation of Omicron. “This is the first record of the subvariant in Brazil,” the officials noted.
Minister Trindade believes that investing in science and technology, and reducing inequalities between countries is essential to effectively manage pandemic situations.
The jab can be administered to people aged 12 and over. It is the sixth inoculation to receive definitive registration.
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