The first batch of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Serbia
Russia has donated the first twenty doses of its Sputnik V anti-Covid vaccine to the Serbian Agency for Medicines and Medical Equipment (ALIMS) for laboratory testing.
This was reported by RTRS, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The BIA (the Serbian equivalent of the FSB - ed.) sent them there, and our experts have time to study it in the coming days and weeks and say whether we can use it or not,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic commented on the situation.
In parallel with the Russian vaccine, the American Pfizer vaccine will also be tested, for which registration has also been requested.
“We expect to receive the first batches of the Pfizer vaccine before the end of the year, this will be a small batch, and we will receive the main batch in January and February. We expect to receive 350 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of February and beginning of March,” the Serbian president added.
Vucic noted that the vaccine will be free for everyone.
“You cannot force someone who does not want to get vaccinated to do it, but I think that everyone who calls not to get vaccinated is irresponsible,” the Serbian President commented on the situation.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke online with Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, who outlined the progress made in the production of Russia's Sputnik coronavirus vaccine.
“We now have a catastrophic situation, the healthcare system is overloaded, there is a struggle for every patient. It cannot be said that the healthcare system has broken down, but the situation is difficult,” Predrag Kon, the chief epidemiologist of Serbia, commented on the situation on the Covid front today.
According to the latest data, there are more than 65 thousand cases in the country, and more than 1500 people have died since the beginning of the epidemic.
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