Putin hopes WHO soon approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

 

Russia - Sputnik V

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that he hopes the World Health Organization (WHO) approves the country’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. He further said that the move is essential for expanding its global supplies.

He reportedly spoke during a video call with Francesco Rocca, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Putin said that receiving the WHO’s approval is necessary to spread the Russian vaccine across the world, including free supplies. He also said that approval would open the door for Russians and others who have had the Sputnik V vaccine to travel more freely around the world. Russia was the first country in the world to get a coronavirus vaccine by launching the Sputnik V vaccine in August 2020. Several countries have already imposed new travel restrictions on passengers traveling from other countries. Passengers arriving from ‘high-risk’ countries are required to undergo an RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test.

Vladimir Putin on Sputnik V

Putin reportedly was vaccinated with Sputnik V in the spring. Last month he also received a booster shot of Sputnik Light, the one-dose version. Subsequently, he also took an experimental nasal version of Sputnik V days after receiving his booster shot. He claimed that he felt no side effects. The country actively promoted Sputnik V around the world. However, Russia faced obstruction in shipping the amounts it promised.

Sputnik V on Omicron variant

The Gamaleya Institute that developed Sputnik V said the vaccine should be efficient against the omicron variant of COVID-19. However, later on, the institute announced that the vaccine will immediately start working on adapting it to counter the new variant. The Omicron variant is much deadlier and is also spreading faster than the other variants. Reportedly, fully vaccinated people are also getting infected by the Omicron variant.


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