Brazil's Bolsonaro wants names of vaccine-approving officials despite death threats
December 16, 2021
6:41 PM CST
Last Updated 19 hours ago
Americas
By Maria Carolina Marcello and Gram Slattery
2 minute read
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he has asked for the names of health officials that had approved COVID-19 vaccines for children in Brazil, saying he planned to make their identities public despite previous death threats.
In late October, Brazil's health regulator, Anvisa, released a statement saying that five of its directors had received death threats over the possible approval of COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between five and 11 years old. The agency granted such approval for the Pfizer shot on Thursday.
Anvisa said it had reported the emailed threats to police and prosecutors.
In a live weekly broadcast on multiple social media platforms, Bolsonaro said he does not interfere in Anvisa's internal affairs, but had asked for the officials' names so that the public "could come to its own judgments."
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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-wants-names-vaccine-approving-officials-despite-death-threats-2021-12-16/
