MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia has been in talks with the African Union and national governments about getting its anti-coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V approved for use on the continent, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday.
Russia engaged African nations soon after the World Health Organization declared a pandemic in March last year, sending tonnes of medical and protective gear supplies as well as teams of health workers.
Russian mining giant Alrosa announced in February that it would donate shipments of Sputnik V to the southern African nations of Zimbabwe and Angola once the approval was granted. Zimbabwe’s official drug regulator greenlit the vaccine for emergency use on 9 March.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
0.00 (0%) 0 votes
