Iranian Vaccine Against COVID-19 Will Be Available for Locals Within Two Months, Ambassador Says

Iran will soon start producing its own vaccine against the coronavirus, it will be available for the local population within a month or two, the country’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, said in an interview with Sputnik. … Read More >Iranian Vaccine Against COVID-19 Will Be Available for Locals Within Two Months, Ambassador Says

Here’s why a handful of small Italian communities want Russia’s Sputnik V – and why they can’t get it

Amid an EU-wide shortage of vaccines, Italian communities are desperate for a jab, any jab. And an answer to their plight may be a short drive away, as their neighbors, independent from the EU’s politics, have purchased Sputnik V. … Read More >Here’s why a handful of small Italian communities want Russia’s Sputnik V – and why they can’t get it

Russia waging ‘war’ on West, using its homegrown Covid-19 vaccines as tool for political influence, French President Macron claims

A new conflict is raging across Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned, claiming that Russia has weaponized its domestically made coronavirus jabs in order to boost its political power, exploiting EU supply shortages. … Read More >Russia waging ‘war’ on West, using its homegrown Covid-19 vaccines as tool for political influence, French President Macron claims

Germany urges Brussels to buy Russia’s Sputnik V before regulatory approval as EU suffers from Covid-19 vaccine shortage — reports

Germany has asked the European Commission to begin negotiating with Moscow over Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, despite it not yet receiving approval or registration from the EU’s regulatory body, the European Medicines Agency (EMA). … Read More >Germany urges Brussels to buy Russia’s Sputnik V before regulatory approval as EU suffers from Covid-19 vaccine shortage — reports

With EU suffering from Covid-19 vaccine shortage, WHO’s top European official criticizes ‘hesitation’ to accept Russian medicine

The head of the World Health Organization’s European office has revealed his belief that the continent “really needs” Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, with the EU struggling from a shortage of doses of currently approved jabs. … Read More >With EU suffering from Covid-19 vaccine shortage, WHO’s top European official criticizes ‘hesitation’ to accept Russian medicine

Russian President Vladimir Putin receives domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide immunization campaign continues

Vladimir Putin was vaccinated with one of Russia’s domestically created Covid-19 jabs in Moscow on Tuesday. It ends months of speculation around whether the 68-year-old president had already been inoculated against the virus. … Read More >Russian President Vladimir Putin receives domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide immunization campaign continues

EU official’s opposition to Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine could be down to pharmaceutical company lobbying, Putin says

President Vladimir Putin has blasted claims that the EU doesn’t need a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russian scientists, hinting that Brussels may have been influenced by a shadowy influence campaign from Western drug companies. … Read More >EU official’s opposition to Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine could be down to pharmaceutical company lobbying, Putin says

Putting on a brave face? Amid row on vaccine deliveries & shortages, EU commissioner says bloc has ‘no need’ of Russia’s Sputnik V

The EU has “absolutely no need of Sputnik V,” a top EU official has said, insisting the bloc will be able to reach “continent-wide immunity” by mid-summer through its vaccination drive, which has thus far been plagued by setbacks. … Read More >Putting on a brave face? Amid row on vaccine deliveries & shortages, EU commissioner says bloc has ‘no need’ of Russia’s Sputnik V