When Russian regulators approved the country's own coronavirus vaccine, it was a moment of national pride, and the Pavlov family was among those who rushed to take the injection. But international health authorities have not yet given their blessing to the Sputnik V shot.
Serbia, which is not a member of the European Union, is a convenient choice for vaccine-seeking Russians because they can enter the allied Balkan nation without visas and because it offers a wide choice of Western-made shots.
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When Russian regulators approved the country’s own coronavirus vaccine, the Pavlov family rushed to take the injection. But international health authorities have not yet given their blessing to the Sputnik V shot. So when the family wanted to visit the West, they looked for a vaccine that would let them travel freely a quest that brought them to Serbia.