Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has defended his handling of the pandemic in his speech at the United Nations, saying science and history will hold everyone accountable. Bolsonaro was the first world leader to speak at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. “We support vaccination efforts. However, my administration has not supported a vaccine or health passport or any other vaccine-related obligation,” Bolsonaro said. Almost 90 percent of Brazilian adults and 80 percent of the indigenous population have already been given one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the president stated. “We cannot understand why many countries together with a large portion of the media took a stance against early treatment measures,” Bolsonaro said. “History and science will certainly be wise enough to hold everyone accountable.” Bolsonaro said his government has supported early treatment measures since the pandemic started, and he himself also underwent early treatment for COVID-19. Last July, Bolsonaro posted …
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