The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to include “as soon as possible” in its catalog of recognized vaccines against Covid-19 to the russian Sputnik V, to the extent that it depends on the fact that those who have put it on can move with the maximum possible freedom in any part of the world.
Putin has assured that the studies carried out show that the Russian vaccine is “one of the effective” and also “one of the safest.” To date, more than 70 countries have adopted this drug, which requires two doses to complete the vaccination schedule.
The Russian president, who has received the president of the International Federation of Red Cross Societies and of the Red crescent, Francesco Rocca, hopes to achieve “support” to continue promoting Sputnik V and its recognition internationally.
With this, he wants “that people who were vaccinated with the Russian immunizer Sputnik V have the same opportunity as people immunized with other vaccines to move around the world.” At the moment, the WHO has not set a date to make any decision on the matter.