Brazil's Bolsonaro says his government will not buy China's Sinovac vaccine

[October 21, 2020]    SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Facebook on Wednesday his government will not buy China's Sinovac vaccine, after the health minister said on Tuesday that it would be included in the nation's immunization program.

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, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

"It (the Sinovac vaccine) won't be bought," Bolsonaro said responding to a supporter who urged him not to buy the vaccine. The president said the issue would be clarified on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Eduardo Simoes; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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