The Minister of Health denounced pressure from the laboratories and highlighted that Off can be purchased on Amazon

The Minister of Health, Mario Russo, continues his media tour after weeks of silence and now denounced that the criticism against his management of the dengue epidemic is part of “pressure” from the laboratories.

“I was criticized a lot, but in this I want to be clear: health does not escape the national reality. There are also interests in health,” Russo denounced in an interview on TN, where he had also been questioned a day before .

“Doesn’t it strike you that I’ve been on the national channel for four days? Because they put pressure on the laboratories, they put pressure on the media and they put pressure on the caste. I could say that there is a wide range of those who put pressure on it. There are interests,” the minister continued. of health.

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In this way, Russo justified the national government’s decision not to promote vaccination against dengue, although strictly speaking it does not promote other types of actions either and the minister said that it is a responsibility of the provinces and municipalities.

“The State has to take care of what is written in the Constitution. We can exercise stewardship and strategic planning of public health such as the treatment of dengue, and the provinces and governors must understand that it is their responsibility to carry out public policies,” he stated.

Russo highlighted that now people will be able to buy repellent on Amazon. And when will it arrive? Jonatan Viale asked him. In the days of Amazon, Russo responded with a laugh.

Then, Russo tried to highlight his work and highlighted that, given the shortage of repellents in supermarkets and pharmacies, people will now be able to buy them through the Amazon platform.

“We are in permanent communication with the repellent producers. Today what is enabled is door-to-door purchasing so that people can purchase it,” Russo explained. Jonatan Viale asked him if this implies that Off will be able to be purchased through Amazon and the minister responded: “exactly.” “And when will it arrive?” asked the journalist. “In the days of Amazon,” Russo responded with a laugh. “The Ministry of Health is not a supermarket to send to the governors,” he added.