Brazilians insist on hard-to-find Pfizer despite death toll topping 500,000

President spreads doubt, hindering a crucial health campaign as Brazilians shun AstraZeneca and Coronavac

20 June 2021 - 18:16 By Julia Leite, Gabriela Mestre and Luana Vicentina

Brazil hit the grim mark of half a million Covid deaths on Saturday, a toll second only to the US that shows few signs of easing. Yet residents are spurning vaccines that they believe are substandard in favour of hard-to-find shots from Pfizer...

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