Algeria to use Sputnik V during mass vaccination against Covid-19
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Algiers, Dec 31 : Algeria will use the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine when its scheduled mass vaccination against Covid-19 starts in January, the media reported.
According to a report in TSA news portal, the Algerian government took the decision following a meeting on Wednesday chaired by Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad.
On December 20, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune instructed Djerad to pick a vaccine to launch mass vaccination in January, TASS news agency reported.
31 Dec 2020 in 13:00
Algeria will use the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine when it will launch mass vaccination for its population scheduled for January 2021, TSA news portal reports, citing the decision made by the Algerian government following a meeting on Wednesday chaired by Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad. The Algerian health minister has announced the signing of an agreement with a Russian laboratory to purchase the coronavirus vaccine to start vaccination in January, spokesperson for the cabinet Ammar Belhimer noted.
According to him, the Pasteur Institute of Algeria carried out consultations with the Russian producer of the Sputnik V vaccine, while simultaneously continuing consultations with other foreign parties, TASS reported.
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