Also published in Tass, 14 September 2020
First batch of Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine delivered to St. Petersburg
The pilot delivery will test logistics chains, distribution techniques and the organization of the vaccination campaign among risk groups
ST. PETERSBURG, September 14. /TASS/. The first batch of Russia’s anti-coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V has been delivered to Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg, the press service of the city’s deputy governor Oleg Ergashev said on Monday.
“At this stage, we are testing the mechanism of the vaccine delivery. The city is among the first Russian regions to receive the Sputnik V vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Center,” it said, adding that the batch was delivered to the city’s hospital No.40.
According to the press service, the pilot delivery will test logistics chains, distribution techniques and the organization of the vaccination campaign among risk groups.
“The hospital’s specialists received instructions from the Gamaleya Center on special conditions of the vaccine storage and transportation. Thus, the vaccine should be kept in a temperature of lower than minus 18 degrees Centigrade,” the press service noted.
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And yet the Australian government is holding out for a Western Pharma company to come up with a vaccine. Why? Russia’s one sounds promising.
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