Russia Expects WHO Approval of Sputnik V Vaccine by Year-End

  • RDIF CEO says no delivery delays to foreign vaccine buyers
  • WHO says Sputnik V’s rolling submission is incomplete
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Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is on track to be approved by the World Health Organization by the end of the year, according to the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

“We expect the approval by the end of the year, and we are just going through some bureaucratic procedures,” RDIF Chief Executive Officer Kirill Dmitriev said on Bloomberg TV Tuesday.