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European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine stymied by data gaps

The developers of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have repeatedly failed to provide data that regulators deem to be standard requirements of the drug approval process, according to five people with knowledge…

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Russia’s Sputnik news agency halts operations in Britain – media group

Russian news agency Sputnik will halt operations in Britain and move its English language service to Moscow and Washington, the media group that launched it in 2014 said on Friday,…

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Serbia plans to start manufacturing Sinopharm, Sputnik shots

Serbia announced it plans to start domestic production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in May and China’s Sinopharm shot by mid-October. After meeting United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

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EU regulator urges caution on Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine

A senior European Medicines Agency (EMA) official urged European Union members on Sunday to refrain from granting national approvals for Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V while the agency reviews its…

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Czech PM backs using Sputnik vaccine without EU regulator’s approval

PRAGUE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday the country could use Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine even without approval by European Union's EMA drugs…

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Palestinians to receive Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday, minister says

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Palestinians will receive on Thursday 10,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to help jumpstart their inoculation campaign, officials said. Palestinian Health…

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Brazil health regulator sends back Sputnik V vaccine emergency use request

BRASILIA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Saturday it sent back documents submitted by pharmaceutical company Uniao Quimica seeking approval for emergency use of the Russian…

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Palestinians approve Russian COVID-19 vaccine for use in self-rule areas

MOSCOW/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The health ministry of the Palestinian Authority has approved the main Russian vaccine against COVID-19, known as Sputnik V, for use in Palestinian…

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RT and Sputnik denied press passes for inaugural UK global media freedom conference

Russian state-funded news outlets RT and Sputnik have been denied press passes for the inaugural global media freedom conference to be held in London this week. The Foreign Office, which…

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