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Jean Gorinchteyn, health secretary for the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac is safe. "We had an external event that led to the regulator being notified," Gorinchteyn said. "This vaccine is safe." The remark came after Brazil's health regulator, Anvisa, suspended the trials late on Monday, saying the event occurred on October 29 without giving further details. Dimas Covas, head of the Butantan Institute conducting the experimental trials, told local media that the trial's suspension was related to a death, but insisted it was not linked to the vaccine. Speaking...
