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Sri Lanka approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19: RDIF – Metro US

Sri Lanka approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19: RDIF

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A medical specialist holds a vial
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19, Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday.

The Russian vaccine has nsputow been approved for use in 43 countries, RDIF said.

(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Alex Richardson)