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11 Jul, 8 tweets, 3 min read
Impeach Bolsonaro: 54% of Brazilians want to impeach @jairbolsonaro amid his poor #COVID19 pandemic handling & recent allegations that Bolsonaro’s federal officials solicited bribes to fast-track and overpay for the Covaxin vaccine made by Bharat Biotech. reuters.com/world/americas…
2) In recent weeks, Brasilia has been rocked by allegations that officials solicited bribes to fast-track and overpay for the Covaxin vaccine. In late June, Brazil's Health Ministry suspended the 1.6 billion-real ($304 million) deal. reuters.com/world/americas…
3) This Bolsonaro-Covaxin scandal is real…

Brazilian Health Ministry official alerted President Jair Bolsonaro to internal pressure he was facing to buy a COVID-19 vaccine made by Bharat Biotech, a Congressman who attended the meeting said on Wednesday.
reuters.com/world/americas…
4) A Senate panel probing the government's handling of the pandemic on Wednesday formally called the logistics department official, Luís Ricardo Miranda, to testify.
5) The Senate committee and prosecutors are investigating why the government sought to close a deal for more expensive vaccines from Bharat, while ignoring early offers last year from Pfizer (PFE.N).
6) Miranda has told prosecutors he was pressured by Alex Lial Marinho, an aide to one of Bolsonaro's closest allies, former Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello, according to documents seen by Reuters. 👀
7) “It's a visible attempt to extract public money without a documented purpose, with an inflated value and ulterior motives," the congressman said.
8) 🇧🇷 federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into a contract worth 1.6 billion reais ($320 million) for 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech's vaccine. Prosecutors cited comparatively high prices, quick talks and pending regulatory approvals as red flags for the contract.

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📍“I AM AFRAID FOR MY STATE”—On July 12, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the top vaccine official in Tennessee, was fired. She was scapegoated to appease Republicans angry about efforts to vaccinate kids. After losing her job, Fiscus wrote a blistering statement. 🧵
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3) “and leadership of our respective COVID-19 vaccine responses.  I will not sit quietly by while our public health infrastructure is eroded in the midst of a pandemic.”
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📍THIRD SHOTS BEGUN—Israel’s 🇮🇱 Ministry of Health began offering a third dose of Pfizer vaccine to severely immunocompromised adults—likely the first phase to provide booster shots for older people and the most vulnerable, amid #DeltaVariant surge. 🧵
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2) “The recommendation clarified that the goal of the new program was to raise antibody levels among immunocompromised citizens — including cancer patients and recipients of liver transplants, and others who data shows have recently exhibited weakened vaccine protection”
3) “The decision comes as Israel, which was among the fastest to vaccinate and among the first in the world to begin reopening in the spring, is experiencing a surge in new cases, spurred by the prevalence of the more transmissible Delta variant first identified in India.
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📍Pregnant woman died of #COVID19–she carried a 30-week old child. She wasn’t vaccinated despite public health urging—but her brother-in-law led a large anti-vax group. The 32-year-old pregnant mom arrived at hospital too late—baby also died. 😢 #vaccinate timesofisrael.com/family-of-preg…
2) there are many other reasons to vaccinate including pregnant women being at greater risk of #COVID19 due to their pregnancy….
3) brother-in-law of the deceased pregnant mother of 4 said he had set up an anti-vaccination Facebook group that swelled to thousands of members, and that he is still a member of several other groups. His sister in law is now dead, and her 4 kids without a mother. Shameful.
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11 Jul
⚠️New #COVID19 recommendations amid spike in #DeltaVariant ➡️All Mississippi residents ages 65+ & anyone with chronic conditions, should avoid all indoor mass gatherings **regardless of vaccination status**. Good. Delta is ~4x more severe than old strain🧵 mississippitoday.org/2021/07/09/msd…
2) The rapid rise of Delta variant cases and virus outbreaks combined with the state’s low vaccination rate led the Mississippi Department of Health to release a slew of new COVID-related guidelines on Friday.
3) The new recommendations, which will stay in place through July 26, also include:

📍All unvaccinated Mississippians wear a mask when indoors in public settings.

📍All Mississippians 12 years of age and older get vaccinated.
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11 Jul
A new “signal” of new variant—Public health officials are investigating a new variant that could have emerged in the North-East 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 even amid #DeltaVariant takeover—the region has seen fastest rise in #COVID19 cases in past 7 days. How about #ZeroCovid now? inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
2) “Six out of the top 10 UK areas with the highest prevalence for Covid-19 in the past week are now in the North-East, including South Tyneside, where there are 828.6 infections per 100,000 people, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with 744 per 100,000.”
3) “While the Delta variant is the dominant variant in the region, as in the rest of Britain, scientific advisers have noticed a “signal” in the North-East surge which could be linked to a new strain that originated in the UK.”
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10 Jul
⚠️Bad trend—Netherlands reports a near vertical >800% increase in new #COVID19 cases in 1 week. Greece 🇬🇷 and Spain 🇪🇸 nearly matching that surge. @WHO now reports over 2 dozen countries with “near vertical” sharp rises in cases—mostly #DeltaVariant. Pandemic “Act 2” has begun.🧵
2) Listen to Dr @mvankerkhove talk about the sharp global rise in cases. “2 dozen” countries with **near vertical rise** in #COVID19 cases. Let that sink in. #DeltaVariant is damn serious.

3) How does Netherlands, Greece, Spain compare in vaccinated %? All 3 countries ~ 40% fully vaccinated. Not that low relative to the world or rest of Europe. UK is 50% vaccinated and it’s still seeing hospitalizations & deaths rise. Keep vaccinating—#DeltaVariant coming.
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