Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he decided not to get a Covid-19 vaccine, in an on-air interview with Jovem Pan radio on Tuesday night.
Previously, Bolsonaro — who has been eligible to get vaccinated since April — has said he would take the vaccine after the last Brazilian was immunized. “I decided not to take the vaccine anymore. I’m seeing new studies, my immunity levels are through the roof. I am going to get the vaccine for what? It would be the same thing as playing $10 in the lottery to win $2. That’s out of place,” he said Tuesday. Bolsonaro argued that Brazilians have the right to not get vaccinated, saying: “For me, (it is) freedom above all.
