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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Vocal Russia is quiet about vaccine imports

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Sputnik V. Photo: Reuters
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Akash Podishetty Hyderabad
Russia lauds vaccine exports, while quietly importing doses

Russia has been jubilant with the arrival of Sputnik V vaccine and its export to many countries in dire need of doses. However, Kremlin has been very quiet about the imports of Sputnik V from a South Korean company it has contracted to manufacture the doses and also the sluggish roll out at home. It indicates that even countries whose scientists designed successful shots rely on cross-border trade for vaccine supplies. Russian officials said that overseas manufacturing could partly meet demand at home but have since gone quiet about importing a product

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