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"It's one of the most impressive COVID vaccination campaigns in the world. And
it began with a text message out of the blue.
Dr. Gabriela Kucharski had just dropped off her son at his elementary school
when her phone pinged. It was a researcher from a nearby university, asking
Kucharski — who heads the health department of Brazil's southwestern city of
Toledo — to call back immediately.
"And I remember that I stopped the car," says Kucharski, "And I said, 'Uh ...
Hello. How are you? What do you need?' "
The researcher explained that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer was looking to
pick a city in Brazil for a study: They wanted to see if you could stop COVID
by vaccinating every single person there — in one fell swoop.
"I think, 'Oh my God! I am not hearing this!' " recalls Kucharski with a laugh.
This was back in May of 2021 — in the thick of the Delta wave. And while the
highly effective mRNA vaccines were already plentiful in wealthy countries such
as the U.S., in middle income countries such as Brazil vaccines of any type
were limited."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
