Bolsonaro’s response to Boris Johnson after suggesting AstraZeneca vaccine

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has reached an agreement with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who recommended the COVID-19 vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, to which the President of Brazil replied that has not yet been vaccinated.

The two leaders coincided in the American city of New York on the occasion of the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to be held on Tuesday.

“I have already taken it twice”Johnson assured regarding the AstraZeneca dose, a comment to which Bolsonaro responded: “I have not done it yet”, as reported in the Brazilian newspaper ‘Newspaper’.

The fact that he has not yet received any dose against COVID-19 makes the Brazilian president an exception among world leaders, and has even sparked controversy in New York, as city authorities demand to present a certificate vaccination to access closed spaces such as restaurants, cinemas or theaters.

For this reason, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio urged Bolsonaro not to visit the city if he’s not immune, collects the Brazilian news portal G1.

“With the protocols that we have established, we need to send a message to all world leaders, especially Bolsonaro, that if they intend to come here, they must be vaccinated.”, said De Blasio.

For the mayor, it is necessary to send a message of health security to the population and, in the same way, to guarantee that the people present at the United Nations Assembly are not contaminated. “Everyone needs to be safe and together that means everyone needs to be vaccinated,” he said.

MEET JOHNSON

Beyond the controversial statements of the Brazilian president, Johnson and Bolsonaro held a meeting in which the South American president called for flexibility for his citizens’ access to the UK.

In recent days, the Johnson government has released a series of measures that make the arrival of international tourists to the islands more flexible, but Brazil has not been included in this list of countries.

So whether or not a vaccination certificate is presented, it is necessary for those entering the UK from Brazil to self-quarantine upon arrival.

According to Brazilian government sources to which he had access ‘Newspaper’, Johnson suggested the possible review of this situation from early October. For its part, the Brazilian delegation stressed that this relaxation of measures would even facilitate the participation of the Brazilian authorities in the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26), which is to be held in Glasgow in November. .

On the agenda of the Brazilian delegation during its stay in New York is a presidential meeting with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and a meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres.

However, although Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos França will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, it is not expected that this meeting will be extended to the leaders of the two nations.

(With information from Europa Press)

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