Algeria Becomes First African Nation to Register Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine
MOSCOW, January 10- Algeria’ s Ministry for Pharmaceuticals Industry on Sunday registered the Russia- developed coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V. A press release circulated by the ministry said the Ministry’ s National Agency for Pharmaceuticals granted authorization for administering Sputnik V under an executive decree for urgent measures to get a vaccine…
MOSCOW, January 10 (Sputnik) – Algeria’s Ministry for Pharmaceuticals Industry on Sunday registered the Russia-developed coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.
A press release circulated by the ministry said the Ministry’s National Agency for Pharmaceuticals granted authorization for administering Sputnik V under an executive decree for urgent measures to get a vaccine campaign underway in the country.
This makes Algeria the first nation on the African continent to register the vaccine.