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Brazil says it will receive 15.5 million Pfizer doses by June – Metro US

Brazil says it will receive 15.5 million Pfizer doses by June

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares to dilute a vial
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares to dilute a vial of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Singapore

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil will receive 15.5 million Pfizer Inc. coronavirus vaccine doses between April and June after reaching an agreement with the U.S. company, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on Wednesday.

Brazil has been hard hit by the pandemic and currently records the worst daily death tolls in the world.

(Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)