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Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine Close to Approval for Use in Pakistan

  • Sinopharm and Astra have been given approvals, Cansino pending
  • Nation to start vaccinations after Sinopharm supply Jan. 31
Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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Pakistan is close to granting approval to Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, as world’s fifth most-populous nation looks to start inoculations against the coronavirus.