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Uzbekistan receives another batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

15 July 2021 14:28 (UTC +04:00)

Uzbekistan has received another batch of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus jab, Health Ministry Spokesman Furkat Sanayev informed on Thursday, APA reports citing TASS.

"Today, another batch of the Sputnik V vaccine was delivered to Uzbekistan," he said. According to Sanayev, the cargo includes 70,000 doses of the first component and 20,000 doses of the second component of the vaccine.

Uzbekistan received more than 200,000 vaccine doses in April, June and July. Reports also said that Moscow and Tashkent had reached an agreement on the production of the jab in Uzbekistan, and a suitable manufacturing site has been found.