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.
And So the Coronavirus Vaccinations Begin
Vaccinations against COVID-19 with a Russian produced vaccine on an experimental basis began on Wednesday at a centre in Conakry, Guinea.
Government officials were the first to receive the Sputnik V vaccine at a vaccination centre in Conakry.
Moscow announced the registration of Sputnik V back in August after it had completed just the second phase of trials on under 100 volunteers, raising concerns from scientists among the international community.
Dr Sakoba Keita, the Director-General of the National Health Security Agency, outlined the initiative. We have ordered 2 million doses (from Russia) to be able to vaccinate vulnerable people and we have also placed orders in the People s Republic of China, all that in order to show the commitment of the government to go onto the offensive to use this latest strategy that served us well during the Ebola (outbreak).
Guinea starts coronavirus vaccinations with Russia s Sputnik V Thu 31st December 2020 | 12:00 AM
Conakry, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Dec, 2020 ) :The West African state of 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.