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Ghana has approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19.
The Russian sovereign wealth fund announced.
The country is the fifth in Africa and the 31st in the world to approve emergency use of the vaccine in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a statement by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund, Ghana’s decision is a “positive example of vaccine cooperation between Russia and its partners around the world to save lives and protect the population.”
“Ghana’s Ministry of Health has carefully reviewed the data on the safety and efficacy of Sputnik V also proven by the publication in The Lancet and has approved the use of the vaccine,” said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Fund. Russian direct investment in the statement.
The countries that have already registered the vaccine are; Russia, Belarus, Argentina, Bolivia, Serbia, Algeria, Palestine, Venezuela, Paraguay, Turkmenistan, Hungary, UAE, Iran, Republic of Guinea and Tunisia.
The others are Armenia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Republika Srpska (entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Mongolia, Bahrain, Montenegro, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Gabon and San Marino.
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