Guinea starts coronavirus vaccinations with Russia’s Sputnik V
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Guinea said it had begun administering coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday using a small number of doses of Russia’s Sputnik V, a formula that has stirred controversy.
The National Agency for Health Safety (ANSS) said it had obtained 60 doses of the vaccine, which would be administered to middle-aged volunteers on a trial basis.
Defence Minister Mohamed Diane, a scientist by training, was the first to receive the vaccine, it said.
After the pilot phase, the country will then assess whether to extend the vaccinations or not, the agency’s communications officer, Sory II Keira, said.