Brazilian president: I will not take a coronavirus vaccine myself

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro (Eraldo Peres/AP)

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has said he won’t take any working Covid-19 vaccine himself and called the use of masks “the last taboo to fall”.

Mr Bolsonaro’s comments, broadcast on his social media channels on Thursday night, alarmed health experts who said they could undermine efforts to halt the pandemic.