According To Brazilian President Bolsonaro, Covid-19 Vaccine Can Transform Humans Into ‘Crocodiles’
An attack on coronavirus vaccines has been initiated by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, also claiming that the one produced by Pfizer-BioNTech might turn people into crocodiles or bearded ladies.
Since it first appeared late last year the far-right chief has been dismissive of the coronavirus, calling it “the little flu.” This week even though unveiling the country’s mass inoculation scheme, he insisted he would not be vaccinated.
On Thursday President Bolsonaro said: “In the Pfizer contract it’s very clear: ‘we’re not responsible for any side effects.’ If you turn into a crocodile, it’s your problem.”
The vaccine has been conducting testing for weeks in Brazil and is also being used in the United States and Britain.
Referring to the drug manufacturers, he said that if someone becomes superhuman, if a woman tries to develop a beard, or if a man begins to speak in an effeminate accent, he or she has nothing to do with it.
Bolsonaro also said it would be free but not mandatory when announcing the immunization program on Wednesday.
But on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the vaccine was mandatory, although it could not be “forced” on persons.
That suggests that officials will fine citizens for not being vaccinated and ban them, but not compel them to take them from those public spaces.
In its 212 million people, Brazil has reported more than 7.1 million cases and about 185,000 deaths from Covid-19.
Bolsonaro said that if the Brazilian regulatory agency Anvisa has approved a vaccine, “it will be available for everyone that wants it.” But for me, I won’t get vaccinated.”
A limited number of reports of clear reinfection have been documented, but there is a little guarantee as to whether an individual may be reinfected or how long the immunity lasts.
In July, Bolsonaro caught the virus but recovered within 3 weeks.
In the middle of the second outbreak of coronavirus outbreaks, Brazil is.
Cases had been decreasing since peaking in June to August, but in November that changed.
On Thursday, for the first time since September, Brazil reached 1,000 daily deaths from Covid-19.
