Turkey inks deal for 50 million doses of Russian jab Sputnik V
Turkey has signed an agreement for a total of 50 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the country’s health minister has said, however, warning that there will be jab supply issues in the next month.
Turkey will receive those Russian injections within six months with the first deliveries arriving in May, according to Fahrettin Koca.
“We are at the last stage for Sputnik V vaccine emergency use authorization and technology will be transferred for the production of the jab in Turkey,” the minister said on April 28.
Earlier this week, Turkish pharmaceuticals company Viscoran İlaç and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) agreed to cooperate on the production of Sputnik V in Turkey.
Sputnik V, which demonstrated an efficacy of 97.6 percent, has been registered in 61 countries globally, covering a total population of over 3 billion people, the RDIF said in a statement.
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