The president of the Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro He stated yesterday, Thursday, that he does not intend to get the vaccine against the new coronavirus, continuing to express skepticism about mass vaccination programs.
The leader of Brazil's far right, whose statements were broadcast live yesterday afternoon on social media sites, added that he considers it unlikely that the Congress to require Brazilians to get vaccinated.
Brazil has recorded the second-highest death toll due to the COVID-19 on the planet.
But Bolsonaro has downplayed the seriousness of the pandemic from the very beginning, even though he himself contracted the virus in July.
«I'm telling you, I'm not going to take it. It's my right,» he said.
At the same time, he once again expressed his skepticism about the effectiveness of wearing masks in preventing infections. He argued that There is no reliable evidence that this particular personal protective equipment is effective to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
The Brazilian president has repeatedly said that It will not be mandatory for Brazilians to get vaccinated when a certain thing becomes widely available vaccine. In October, Zaich Bolsonaro jokingly tweeted that the only one required to get vaccinated is his dog.
The death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic in Brazil currently stands at 171,460 out of a total of 6,204,220 cases, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
