Brazil’s Bolsonaro orders $360 million to be set aside for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued a decree on Thursday that will set aside 1.9 billion reais ($356 million) in funds to purchase and eventually produce the potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University researchers.
By Anthony Boadle and Pedro Fonseca via Reuters