RUSSIA VACCINE

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine developers question neutrality of EU regulator, want apology

"We demand a public apology from EMA's Christa Wirthumer-Hoche for her negative comments on EU states directly approving Sputnik V," the vaccine developers wrote on the official Sputnik V Twitter account. "Her comments raise serious questions about possible political interference in the ongoing EMA review," they said.

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India among 20 countries interested in obtaining Covid-19 vaccine from Russia

RDIF has seen strong global interest in the vaccine and plans to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials in different countries, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Brazil, India and Philippines, and start mass production in other countries in partnership with local sovereign wealth funds, including India, South Korea and Brazil, as well as, in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Cuba, according to the statement.