New York Times: Pfizer to vaccinate entire city in Brazil as part of study

By New York Times.

Published Oct. 11, 2021 at 3:33 am

A syringe is filled with a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic during a back to school event offering school supplies, COVID-19 vaccinations, face masks, and other resources for children and their families at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 2021.

In the southwestern Brazilian city of Toledo, you won’t find much vaccine skepticism. About 98 percent eligible residents there have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, according to municipal officials. Most received the vaccine offered by Pfizer, and this week the drug maker said that presented an opportunity: Pfizer announced that it would fully vaccinate everyone in the city over the age of 12 so it can carry out a study of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.