Sputnik
European Commissioner for Internal Market Affairs Terry Britton said that arranging the production of “Sputnik V” in the European Union, after receiving approval, will take about a year.
Breton, who oversees the vaccination policy in the European Commission, added that the aforementioned Russian vaccine will not, therefore, be able to affect the situation with the epidemic in the European Union countries.
The Commissioner continued: “I have great respect for the Russian scientists, and therefore I have no reason to doubt their vaccination. But my task as a European commissioner is to ensure that there are adequate doses of the vaccine.” We cannot interfere and hinder the production process in our factories, which focus on producing low-cost vaccines in the coming months. “
Breton stressed that launching Russian vaccine production in the European Union may take a long time. He said, “If a vaccine is tested in the coming weeks or months, and a way is found to produce it in Europe, it will take at least 10-14 months before the first batch of doses are produced. Why not but this will not be the solution to our current problems.”
Source: TASS