RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Brazil will receive a
second batch of 2 million shots of AstraZeneca's
COVID-19 vaccine from India on Tuesday, biomedical institute
Fiocruz said on Monday.
An initial batch of 2 million AstraZeneca doses was
delivered in January.
The Ministry of Health has so far distributed only 11.8
million vaccines to states, including the initial batch from
AstraZeneca and 9.8 million of the CoronaVac shots.
In order to vaccinate the main risk groups - health workers,
the elderly, indigenous people and those with existing medical
conditions - Brazil needs 104.2 million doses. That is two per
person for the 49.6 million people in question, plus a 5%
operational loss, according to the federal government's plan.
(Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; Writing by Jamie McGeever; Editing
by Peter Cooney)
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