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Russia to supply 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal – Metro US

Russia to supply 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal

FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares Russia’s “Sputnik-V” vaccine against the
FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares Russia’s “Sputnik-V” vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for inoculation in a post-registration trials stage at a clinic in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday it had agreed to supply 25 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal via Trinity Pharmaceuticals, which it described as a private healthcare firm and key distributor there.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund has struck multiple Sputnik V vaccine supply deals abroad, including to supply 100 million doses to India, where it also expects to hold clinical trials.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Gareth Jones)