San Marino: Hundreds of Italians prefer to be vaccinated with the Russian “Sputnik V” vaccine

A health official in the state of San Marino announced that the authorities are receiving requests from hundreds of Italians wishing to receive the Russian “Sputnik V” vaccine against the Corona virus.

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In statements to the Russian “Novosti” agency, Sergio Rapini, one of the directors of the San Marino Institute for Social Insurance, which represents the main health authority in the country, confirmed that the people of the republic responded enthusiastically to the campaign of immunization against Corona infection.

Previously, there were reports of a shipment of “Sputnik V” arriving in San Marino, and local authorities said that the amount of vaccine is sufficient to vaccinate 7.5 thousand residents of San Marino, which has a population of 33 thousand people.

The authorities stressed that the Russian vaccine will be distributed among the population of the republic only and will not be accessible to residents of neighboring Italian cities.

Rapini told “Novosti” that there is “great interest in the” Sputnik V “vaccine in Italy, and” we receive hundreds of phone calls and even e-mails asking their owners about the possibility of vaccinating them with it in San Marino. “

Rapini emphasized that the vaccination of foreigners would only be possible after the end of the vaccination program for local residents, a position announced last week by the official in charge of foreign relations in the San Marino government.

Source: Novosti

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