Algeria becomes first African nation to approve Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

Algeria is going

Algeria is going to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus with Sputnik V after the Russian drug got official approval from the North African country’s health authorities.

A registration certificate for Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine was shared by the country’s Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry on Facebook. Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which finances the development of the immunization, also confirmed the news, saying that the vaccine was approved under the emergency use authorization.

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