Venkatesh Varma
Indian Ambassador to Russia Venkatesh Varma was vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. The head of the diplomatic mission told Lenta.ru about this.
The diplomat said that he went to get vaccinated at a state clinic in the Tagansky district of Moscow. “I was grafted together with ordinary Russian citizens. It was a very good experience. Everything was perfectly organized, the nurse and the doctor were very kind, informative and professional, ”he said.
Varma added that in addition to him, some of the embassy employees were also vaccinated. “Some are planning to be vaccinated soon,” he added. The ambassador also told reporters that he was doing well.
Sputnik V is planned to be registered in India after the third phase of tests in the next few weeks, RIA Novosti reports.
It was previously reported that 12 countries have already approved the use of the Sputnik V vaccine on their territory. Among them are Belarus, Argentina, Bolivia, Serbia, Algeria, Palestine, Venezuela, Paraguay, Turkmenistan, UAE, Hungary and Pakistan.
Vaccination against coronavirus in Russia began on December 5, 2020 with doctors and teachers. The mass vaccination started on January 18. The vaccine is mainly done with the two-component drug “Sputnik V” – the world's first registered vaccine against coronavirus. In addition to it, another vaccine, EpiVacCorona, is registered in Russia.
