Belarus plans to receive Russia’s one-component anti-coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik Light, next month, the republic’s Health Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters on Friday, TASS reports.
"We have requested Sputnik Light vaccine and plan to receive it in July. By the start of the academic year, we would like to administer this vaccine to our students. The goal is to gradually vaccinate social groups that typically have very mild symptoms but can be a source of infection for others," Pinevich was quoted as saying by the ministry’s press service.
The minister added that the republic uses mainly Russia’s Sputnik V in its vaccination campaign, and has a sufficient amount of it.
"We maintain day-to-day contact with all regions. The list of requests and the stock of vaccines are practically identical," Pinevich said.
