Fiocruz International News – October | November 2020

To mark the six months of Covid-19 in Brazil, Fiocruz has published an assessment of the pandemic that has been having effects on the health of populations and challenging science all over the world. Made by a multidisciplinary team of researchers, the investigation includes the main aspects related to Covid-19, whether social, economic, structural, or epidemiological. The publication brings together analytic texts, data, and graphics that go deep in themes related to the social cost of the disease. A timeline highlights the most significant events up to now, and a final text lists Fiocruz actions in the response to the pandemic.

The agreement puts Brazil in a good position in the global scenario. The subject of the Technological Order agreement is initially limited to 100.4 million doses at a US$ 3.16 per dose cost, fully destined to be delivered to the Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Public Health System. However, after concluding the incorporation of the technology, Fiocruz will be capable of producing an additional 100 million doses in the second semester of 2021.

The fires that have hit the Pantanal region for weeks is a threat not only to local fauna and flora but also to the human health of local populations, especially firefighters and nearby communities. Fiocruz has sent a team of researchers to the state of Mato Grosso, to carry out a preliminary observation of the situation to get to know the dimension of the impact of these fires on human health and of visiting research groups with a tradition in the region.