Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro promised to be vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine as soon as the opportunity arises. He stated this during a press conference, which was broadcast on YouTube.
“I will be vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine. [Spouse] Cecilia and I will do it as soon as we can, ”he said.
Earlier Maduro said that the Russian vaccine has shown 100 percent effectiveness in clinical trials in Venezuela. He also added that no complications were recorded in patients from this drug.
At the moment, there are several vaccines against coronavirus infection in the world. Thus, two vaccines are registered in Russia: Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona. On December 5, Sputnik V vaccination started in Moscow. The US also began inoculating the population with drugs from Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna. Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have been approved in the UK.
