Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz named the condition under which he will be ready to be vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and a Chinese drug. The words of the politician are quoted by RIA Novosti with reference to his interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
Kurz noted that he would agree to be vaccinated with these vaccines if they are approved in the EU countries. He also added that in this case, Austria will be ready to organize the production of these drugs in the country. The chancellor said vaccination should focus on efficiency, safety and availability, not policy.
Earlier, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, expressed his hope for the certification of the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus for use in the EU. He stressed that the success of the Russian drug means that the world has more tools to fight the pandemic.