In Brazil, they announced the imminent start of production of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus Sputnik V. It will start in the coming days, reports TASS citing pharmaceutical company Uniao Quimica, a partner Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
The company also noted that in the near future they will request Moscow to supply a large number of vaccine doses. “We plan to make an urgent request in the coming days, since the development of the pandemic requires all parties to act quickly,” the press service of the company stressed, adding that they cannot disclose the details of the agreements.
On January 6, cellular material for the production of Sputnik V arrived from Russia to Brazil.
At the moment, according to Johns Hopkins University, Brazil is in third place in the world for the incidence of coronavirus. Almost 8 million cases of infection and over 200 thousand deaths have been registered there. More than 7 million people have recovered.