Brazil likes it harder

Brazil's National Sanitary Inspection Agency (Anvisa) has declined requests from governors of 19 states of the country for temporary permission to import and use a number of foreign-made vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V, without registration in Brazil. A month ago, it became known that the registration of the Russian vaccine in Brazil was suspended due to a lack of information provided by the manufacturer. The agency rejected the import request after it was revealed that the Russian vaccine had "significant risks inherent in the product” as well as "serious defects” due to the lack of safety, quality and efficacy guarantees. Based on all the documentation and data provided, Anvisa concluded that the "inherent risks" were too significant. According to Gustavo Mendes, the head of the biological and medical products department of the Brazilian National Sanitary Inspection Agency, the Russian vaccine contains a reproducible adenovirus, which is a "serious defect."