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‘Vaccine Sommeliers’ Go to the End of the Line in One Brazilian Town

A healthcare worker administers a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 18.Photographer: Rodrigo Capote/Bloomberg

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By Patricia Xavier

July 1, 2021 at 5:52 PM UTC

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A Brazilian town is taking action against people who are pick and choosing which Covid-19 vaccine they want to take, a move that’s delaying a mass immunization campaign in one of the hardest-hit countries in the world.

Sao Bernardo do Campo, a city of about 850,000 people in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, said the so-called “vaccine sommeliers” will be sent to the end of the line if they decline the shot that is available.