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Putin: Despite slow uptake of jabs, mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 is INAPPROPRIATE & can’t be introduced in Russia

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Mandatory vaccination against coronavirus cannot be introduced in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said, arguing that it was up to citizens themselves to weigh the risks of being infected with Covid-19 without getting a jab. … Read More >Putin: Despite slow uptake of jabs, mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 is INAPPROPRIATE & can’t be introduced in Russia

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Production of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine begins in India amid growing death toll and supply shortages

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Sputnik V vaccine production has begun in India, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which funded its development, has said. The manufacturing of the jabs will be ramped up to full capacity during the summer. … Read More >Production of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine begins in India amid growing death toll and supply shortages

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Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine hasn’t been approved by EU due to political pressure from top officials – Moscow’s spy chief

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Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine has yet to be registered in the European Union due to political pressure from the bloc’s leaders. That’s according to Sergey Naryshkin, head of the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). … Read More >Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine hasn’t been approved by EU due to political pressure from top officials – Moscow’s spy chief

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The diplomatic war over Covid-19: US & EU fighting ‘shameful’ campaign against Russia’s Sputnik V jab, Moscow’s UN envoy tells RT

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One of Russia’s most senior diplomats has warned that relations with the West have reached a new low in recent months, and that those tensions are now undermining everything from the coronavirus pandemic response to human rights. … Read More >The diplomatic war over Covid-19: US & EU fighting ‘shameful’ campaign against Russia’s Sputnik V jab, Moscow’s UN envoy tells RT

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UN chief urges WHO to approve Sputnik V, calls Russian Covid jab ‘one of key elements’ in solving global vaccination problem

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The United Nations would welcome the World Health Organization’s approval of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, while hailing the importance of the jab in tackling the pandemic. … Read More >UN chief urges WHO to approve Sputnik V, calls Russian Covid jab ‘one of key elements’ in solving global vaccination problem

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India administers first dose of Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as country battles with more than 300,000 daily new cases

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With masses of new Covid-19 cases daily, stricken India is in desperate need of a route out of the crisis. On Friday, there was good news as the country inoculated its first citizen with Russia’s coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V. … Read More >India administers first dose of Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as country battles with more than 300,000 daily new cases

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UN chief Guterres encourages organization’s staff to take Russia’s Sputnik V jab to protect against Covid-19, where available

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Ahead of his visit to Moscow on Tuesday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has tacitly endorsed Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, stating he believes UN staff should not hesitate to take the jab, wherever it’s available. … Read More >UN chief Guterres encourages organization’s staff to take Russia’s Sputnik V jab to protect against Covid-19, where available

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Moderna’s Covid-19 jab got the ‘best vaccine’ award – from a US-dominated Vaccine Congress stuffed with corporate goons

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At a time when utmost altruism is crucial in vaccinating the Covid-19-ridden world, the ‘best vaccine’ award went to a jab made by a greedy corporation that seems more interested in protecting its profits than spreading the shot. … Read More >Moderna’s Covid-19 jab got the ‘best vaccine’ award – from a US-dominated Vaccine Congress stuffed with corporate goons