Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says His Government Will Not Buy China’s Sinovac Vaccine

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on before delivering a statement to the media with U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien (not pictured) at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Oct. 20, 2020. Adriano Machado/Reuters

BRASILIA—Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and a high-ranking health official said on Wednesday the government will not buy a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac, one day after the health minister said it would be included in the nation’s immunization program.

“For sure, we will not buy the Chinese vaccine,” Bolsonaro said on social media, responding to a supporter who urged him not to buy the vaccine. The president said the issue would be clarified later in the day.