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Brazil turns down request to vaccinate children, adolescents with CoronaVac

Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, Anvisa, said it turned down request by the Brazilian Butantan Institute for approval of Chinese CoronaVac to vaccinate children aged between 3 and 17.
Anvisa stated this on Wednesday that the request was not approved due to lack of sufficient data.
The Instituto Butantan biologic research centre is producing CoronaVac.
“Vaccination of children and teenagers with CoronaVac vaccine is not approved. It was impossible to prove the vaccine’s efficacy and safety for this age group, based on information by the Butantan Institute.
“Data on immunogenicity leave unclear the duration of protection provided by the immunizing agent,” said Anvisa.
The agency also noted that there was no conclusion on side effects or vaccine efficacy among children with associated diseases, chiefly due to the insufficient number of tests’ participants.
Only Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has so far been approved by Anvisa for vaccinating people over 12 years old in Brazil.
However, the Janssen laboratory has received a permit to conduct experiments with children under 18 in the Latin American country. (Sputnik/NAN)
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Opposition no longer safe with recruitment of Osun PDP members into Amotekun – APM

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun State has raised concerns over the alleged recruitment of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the state’s Amotekun Corps, claiming it threatens the safety of opposition members.
In a statement issued on Friday, APM Chairman, Mr. Adewale Adebayo, criticized the recruitment process, alleging that non-PDP applicants were deliberately screened out. He warned that Amotekun, originally created to enhance security, was being turned into a political tool.
“We are disturbed by the protest by well-meaning Osun residents who applied but were deliberately excluded because they are not PDP members,” Adebayo stated.
He further alleged that over 1,000 PDP members had been recruited into the corps, describing it as an attempt to silence opposition voices. According to him, the recruitment exercise was merely a formality to cover up a pre-arranged selection process favoring ruling party members.
APM has called for the resignation of the Corps Commandant and Field Commandant of Amotekun, demanding an apology to the affected applicants and the people of the state. The party insisted that the security outfit must remain apolitical to maintain public trust.
Neither the Osun State Government nor the leadership of Amotekun has responded to the allegations as of the time of this report.
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