COVID-19 Vaccine Can Turn People Into "Crocodiles", Says Brazilian President Bolsonaro

 "In the Pfizer contract it's very clear: 'we're not responsible for any side effects.' If you turn into a crocodile, it's your problem," Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday.

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World News/Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has launched an attack on coronavirus vaccines, even suggesting that the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech could turn people into crocodiles or bearded ladies.

The far-right leader has been sceptical of the coronavirus since it first emerged late last year, branding it "a little flu." in the week he insisted he wouldn't be vaccinated, even while launching the country's mass innoculation program.

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"In the Pfizer contract it's very clear: 'we're not responsible for any side effects.' If you turn into a crocodile, it is your problem," Bolsonaro said on Thursday.

That vaccine has been undergoing tests in Brazil for weeks and is already getting used within the united states and Britain.

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"If you become superhuman, if a woman starts to grow a beard or if a man starts to speak with an effeminate voice, they will not have anything to do with it," he said, pertaining to the drug manufacturers.

When launching the immunization campaign on Wednesday, Bolsonaro also said it might be free but not compulsory.

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But the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the vaccine was obligatory, although couldn't be "forced" on people.

That means authorities can fine people for not being vaccinated and ban them from certain public spaces, but not force them to take it.

Brazil has recorded quite 7.1 million cases and almost 185,000 deaths from Covid-19 amongst its 212 million population.

Bolsonaro said that when a vaccine has been certified by Brazil's regulatory authority Anvisa, "it will be available for everyone that wants it. But me, I won't get vaccinated."

"Some people say I'm giving a bad example. But to the imbeciles, to the idiots that say this, I tell them I've already caught the virus, I have the antibodies, so why get vaccinated?"

There are alittle number of cases of apparent reinfection although there's no certainty over whether an individual are often reinfected or how long immunity lasts.

Bolsonaro caught the virus in July but recovered within three weeks.

Brazil is within the middle of a second wave of coronavirus infections.

After peaking in June to August cases had been dropping but that changed in November.

On Thursday, Brazil surpassed 1,000 daily deaths from covid-19 for the first time since September.

The country's immunization program has been widely criticized for being late and chaotic, not least given Bolsonaro's opposition.

Uk Watchdog issued allergy warning for Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine

 UK's Medicines and Healthcare products regulatory agency issued the advisory after two NHS workers developed allergies shortly after receiving the Pfizer vaccine; they're stable now.

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World News/Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker: British healthcare regulator has issued a warning that individuals with history of serious allergies shouldn't be given the newly approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The advisory was issued after two NHS workers suffered allergic reactions on Tuesday.

Medicines and Healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA) said that the allergy advisory applies to people that have had reactions to medicines, food or vaccines, reported the BBC.

Dr June Raine, chief executive of MHRA, informed a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that the cases of severe allergic reactions didn't appear during vaccine trials. "We know from the very extensive clinical trials that this wasn't a feature. But if we need to strengthen our advice, now that we've had this experience in the vulnerable populations - the groups have been selected as a priority - we get that advice to the field immediately," said Dr Raine.

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The two UK healthcare workers reportedly developed anaphylactoid reaction shortly after the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was administered to them, the report said. They received treatment shortly after, and are stable now.

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Anaphylactoid reactios appear as skin rashes, breathlessnes and a drop in blood pressure. this is often different from anaphylaxis, which may cause death.

Notably, both individuals have prior history of allergies and carried adernaline pens for fiirst aid within the event of severe reactions.

The Pfizer-BioNTech jab, codenamed BNT162b2, became the first ever vacccine against coronavirus to receive emergency use approval - first in the UK then in Bahrain. the companies have also approved regulators in India for emergency use authorisation of the inoculation, but it seems like a long shot, considering the very fact it's never underwent any trials within the country. The vaccine has got to be stored at extremely frigid temperatures of -70 degree Centigrade , which presents another argument against its appoval by the Indian regulator.

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Meanwhile, the united kingdom has began to vaccinate its priority groups against COVID-19 using the Pfizer vaccine. Margaret Keenan, 90, and Shakespeare , 81, were the first and second recipients of the jab vaccine in the world. British government intends to administer 800,000 in the coming weeks.