Russia's Sputnik V Covid vaccine gaining acceptance in Europe
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin Angela Giuffrida in Rom from World news | The Guardian on (#5F5C0)
Jab has already been ordered or used in some EU countries, and Italy could start producing vaccine in July
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears to be gaining acceptance in the European Union, as the head of Germany's regulatory authority publicly praised the Covid-19 jab and Italy could become the first European country to produce the vaccine from the summer.
Thomas Mertens, the head of Germany's standing commission on vaccination, described Sputnik V in an interview on Wednesday as a good vaccine that will presumably also be approved in the EU at some point".
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