(Reuters) - A plan to give COVID-19 vaccines to professional footballers in Brazil hit a snag on Wednesday when the health authority (Anvisa) said any privately imported vaccines must go directly to the public health system.
Anvisa also said vaccines donated by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech Ltd to the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) had yet to receive full regulatory approval in Brazil.
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