The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, one of the world leaders most skeptical about the new coronavirus, said on Wednesday that the “best vaccine” against COVID-19 it is the virus itself, which already leaves almost 190,000 dead in the country.
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“I had the best vaccine: it was the virus. And without collateral effect ”, declared Bolsonaro, who contracted the coronavirus and has already recovered from the disease, to a group of followers, the vast majority without wearing a mask, during his visit to the city of Sao Francisco do Sul, in the southern state from Santa Catarina, bordering Argentina.
Just as he did the last days, Bolsonaro He met again with followers without using protective equipment and even declared that he “does not use them” on one of his supporters.
The president usually meets with his Cabinet of ministers, participate in public events and receive sympathizers outside the Palacio da Alvorada, the presidential residence in the capital Brasilia, without a mask or social distancing.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Brazil last February, Bolsonaro He minimized on several occasions the impact of the coronavirus, which he came to call “little flu”, although he acknowledged last week that there may be “some exaggeration.”
The far-right leader also defended the use of treatments without scientific verification, such as hydroxychloroquine, and, more recently, he opposed the mandatory nature of the vaccine against COVID, which was finally determined by the Supreme Court.
This week, Bolsonaro ironically criticized the vaccine from the Pfizer-BionTech consortium (United States-Germany), saying that that manufacturer had exempted itself from responsibility for the possible side effects of the antidote.
“If you become an alligator then it is your problem,” the head of state posted on his Twitter profile when commenting on the demand of Pfizer-BioNTech to supply vaccines to the South American country, one of the most affected by the pandemic at side of the United States and India.
According to the most recent data from the Ministry of Health, Brazil counts 189,220 deaths so far and some 7.4 million infected.
With information from EFE
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