The Government will decide on the new phase of deconfinement "within three weeks", after 85% of the population is vaccinated against covid-19 and after hearing experts, said this Thursday, September 9, the Minister of State and Presidency.
"I am able to say that within three weeks we will probably reach this value [85% of the population with complete vaccination] and that, at that moment, the Government will be in a position to take the decisions, having already listened to the experts at that time", said Mariana Vieira da Silva, at the press conference held at the end of the Council of Ministers.
The minister maintained that the forecast made in July indicated that, by the beginning of October, 85% of people would be vaccinated against covid-19 and that at the moment the calendar «is relatively close» to that date, and that «maybe a week» ».
"I am not in a position at this time to say whether it will still be in September or early October", stressed Mariana Vieira da Silva, who was asked several times about the next phase of deconfinement and the relief of restrictions imposed because of the covid pandemic. -19.
The minister submitted a decision on restrictions relief after a new meeting of experts at Infarmed.
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