Bolsonaro tells UN he rejects COVID-19 vaccine passports

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UNITED NATIONS: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (Sep 21) that his government was against health passports but backed drives to vaccinate against COVID-19. \u0022We support the vaccination efforts,\u0022 said Bolsonaro, widely criticised for his handling of

UNITED NATIONS: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that his government was against health passports but backed drives to vaccinate against COVID-19.

"However, my administration has not supported a vaccine or health passport or any other vaccine-related obligation," he said in New York. Bolsonaro has said he would be the"last Brazilian" to get vaccinated but told delegates that Brazil's inoculation program was moving swiftly.

 

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