In a statement, the company did not say whether it will adapt the immunizing agent it produced together with Pfizer to combat covid-19. New variant was detected in South Africa.
Ômicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, initially detected in South Africa, is spreading globally, presenting "very high" risk.
"Anything can happen. A new variant, a new virus. We have to prepare. Brazil, the world, cannot stand a new lockdown. It will condemn everyone to misery," warned the president.