Vaccinating Central Asia and the South Caucasus
Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus
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Armenia removes age threshold for getting vaccinated with Sputnik V
Armenia's Ministry of Health said today it has removed the age threshold for people to get vaccinated with Russian Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccines. "Starting July 1, both people in risk groups and persons aged 18 and older can be …
First Kazakh President thanks Russia for support during pandemic
At the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, Kazakhstan’s first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, thanked him for the support of his country during the pandemic and the provision of vaccines. "I …
Paraguay receives another batch of Russian Sputnik V jab
Another batch of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has been delivered to Paraguay, the Prensa Libre newspaper stated on its website. Paraguay’s Health Minister Julio Borba welcomed the delivery of some 200,000 vaccine doses. …
Putin spokes about vaccination during Q&A session
Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his annual Q&A broadcast with Russians on Wednesday where he responds to questions from people across the country. At the start of the event, he said he had been …
Health Ministry: all three Russian COVID vaccines safe
All three Russian coronavirus vaccines are efficient, safe and well tolerated, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Prevention Director, chief Health Ministry non-resident therapist Oksana Drapkina said at a press conference …
Sputnik V's effectiveness against Indian coronavirus strain is 2.6 times lower
The effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine against the Indian strain of the novel coronavirus is 2.6 times lower than against other varieties, deputy director of the Gamaleya Center Denis Logunov said on Tuesday, adding that the decline was not …
Effectiveness of Sputnik V vaccine reaches almost 98% in UAE
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has demonstrated 97.8% effectiveness against COVID-19, and 100% effectiveness against severe cases of the disease in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) informed. …
Lavrov and Çavuşoğlu to discuss production of Sputnik V vaccine in Antalya
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will meet in Turkey this Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. The diplomats will discuss the situation in the South …
Iran would like to receive more Russian Sputnik V
Tehran expects to increase the export of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said. "After the past consultations [with the Russian side], we expect from Russia that the rate of vaccine export …
Putin and Erdogan discuss Karabakh, bilateral ties and pandemic
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed bilateral relations, tourism, the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Nagorno-Karabakh region and Syria in a phone call Thursday., Kremlin press service said …
Uzbekistan receives another batch of Russia's Sputnik V jab
Another batch of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine was airlifted to Uzbekistan on Thursday, the republic’s Health Ministry reported. "Today, as many as 70,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V jab’s second component …
Could Sputnik V, Sputnik Light be effectively used for revaccination?
The Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines against the coronavirus infection may be used for revaccination even of those individuals who were initially immunized with these jabs, the Healthcare Ministry’s press service told journalists on …
Uzbeks weigh vaccines: Russian vs. Chinese
A journalist by trade, Djabborov referenced an article he had written a few months before, where he promised to be the first to volunteer for clinical trials if Uzbekistan developed its own “national” vaccine. Since that hadn’t happened, he said, he would instead participate in trials taking place in Uzbekistan for a Chinese-made vaccine, to “do his part” in the battle against the coronavirus
RDIF says no critical EMA remarks during Sputnik V’s registration in EU
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) did not receive any critical remarks of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) during the procedure of Sputnik V vaccine’s registration in the European Union, the sovereign fund’s CEO Kirill …
Belarus certifies Russia's Sputnik Light vaccine
The Russian Sputnik Light vaccine was certified in Belarus on Thursday, the press service of the republic’s Health Ministry reported. "Based on the decision of the committee on pharmaceuticals of the Health Ministry, on June …
WHO team arrives in Russia to study Sputnik V data
A World Health Organization (WHO) team is currently in Russia to study the data about the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, it will present a report on the outcome of the visit, WHO Europe Regional Director Hans Kluge said on the sidelines of the …
Assad vaccinated as Syria receives first shipment of Russian shots
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was among those to be vaccinated after Syria received a first shipment of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to Syrian ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad. The ambassador did not …
Russia's Sputnik Light vaccine approved for use in Palestine
Russia’s single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19 has been approved for use in the Palestinian territories, Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Monday. The RDIF fund is marketing the Russian vaccine …
Health Minister: Turkey grateful to Russia for agreement on Sputnik V deliveries
Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has expressed gratitude to Russia for the agreement on deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. "Since the start of the development of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, we have …
