Brazil plans to cancel a contract signed in March for 10 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on Thursday as the South American nation struggles with one of the worst outbreaks in the world.
Queiroga said the move was due to lapsed deadlines in the registration process with Brazilian health regulator Anvisa.
The agreement to import the 10 million doses was signed with Brazilian pharmaceutical company Uniao Quimica, which is planning to manufacture the vaccine locally. Sixteen Brazilian state governments requested permits to import the Russian vaccine that were approved under a set of conditions that included testing in Brazil. Anvisa said only four of the states agreed to the conditions.
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