Deputy Foreign Minister Pankin: Moscow sees encouraging signals for the recognition of “Sputnik V” WHO
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Moscow sees some encouraging signals regarding the recognition of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by the World Health Organization (WHO). This was announced on Sunday, January 2, by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin in an interview with RIA Novosti.
At the same time, according to the agency's interlocutor, such signals are primarily intended to simply reassure Russia.
“I see something encouraging, but in this, in my opinion, there is clearly a certain politeness in relation to Russia – that just about in the first quarter, in the first half of the year [Sputnik V may get approval],” he explained Pankin.
At the end of December last year, WHO spokesman Margaret Harris explained the delay in recognizing Sputnik V as a “process validation.” According to her, for inclusion in the register of funds for use in emergency situations, WHO requests data on the safety and efficacy of the drug, as well as documentation on production technology.
Prior to that, the therapist, presenter Elena Malysheva spoke about the research of the Russian drug in Argentina and Hungary. Malysheva published a post on safety measures during a new outbreak of coronavirus and urged her subscribers to be vaccinated with Sputnik V. She explained the non-recognition of the vaccine by the WHO by the fact that there are no doctors in the organization.
