Russia’s RDIF says it could ship 100 million doses of vaccine to EU by June
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia could provide the European Union with 100 million doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19 shot – enough to vaccinate 50 million people – in the April-June quarter, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, which markets the vaccine abroad, said on Friday.
“After completion of the main part of mass vaccination in Russia, RDIF can provide EU with 100 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine for 50 million people in Q2 2021,” the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Twitter.
Sputnik V is administered to each person in two doses, with the booster shot given 21 days after the first.
The proposed offer of 100 million doses to the EU, made by RDIF on Friday, would be subject to the vaccine’s approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the wealth fund said.
Russia has filed for registration of Sputnik V in the European Union and expects it to be reviewed by the EMA in February.
Russian manufacturers have produced just 8.7 million vaccine doses so far, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Thursday.
She did not specify if she counted each dose as including both shots or not. Either way, the number remains relatively low as domestic production continues to ramp up.
Authorities have said that large-scale exports of Russian-produced Sputnik V shots will take place only after Russia’s domestic vaccination needs are met.
Hence, the offer of 100 million doses to the EU in the second quarter would not be supplied by Russian manufacturers.
Instead, it would be produced by manufacturing partners in India, China, Brazil, South Korea and other locations, RDIF said, in response to a request for comment.
However, ramp-up efforts by these foreign manufacturing partners have suffered some delays, disclosed by RDIF this week.
With deals to deliver doses of Sputnik V to more than 500 million people this year, already signed with a number of countries around the world, these delays raise questions about the viability of an offer to supply an additional 100 million doses to the EU by June.
RDIF warned on Wednesday that due to the need to ramp-up production capacity abroad, delays of up to three weeks could be expected on its planned deliveries to Latin America.
“We are now upgrading facilities located outside of Russia to ensure the supply to Argentina and the rest of the region. As a result, we will see a significant increase in production in the second quarter,” RDIF said in relation to the delays.
Russia has thus far exported just under 900,000 doses, enough to inoculate around 450,000 people, based on a Reuters tally. The majority were sent to Argentina, departing from Moscow airports. That figure is below the 5 million doses Argentinian officials expected to receive in January.
(Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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As usual, Putin is a little short on delivering and a lot long on rhetoric. But Moskali are generally quite short with everything in the land of Napoleon syndrome…;))
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Poro and Biden discussing the size of Putin’s noodle. LMAO
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I thought Petro was showing Biden the size of his worm. 😂
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Hahahaha….!!
Yeah, Poroshenko is saying, “Don’t worry if little Putin tries to fuck you, I heard his noodle is only this big.”
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How to contradict yourself in one article.
“Russia could provide the European Union with 100 million doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19 shot – enough to vaccinate 50 million people – in the April-June quarter, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, which markets the vaccine abroad, said on Friday.”
“Hence, the offer of 100 million doses to the EU in the second quarter would not be supplied by Russian manufacturers.”
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Yeah he’s only delivered 8.7 million doses to his sheep in 5 months but now says he will deliver around 700 million in the next 5 months….
Moskali mathematics. I’m surprised journos write this stuff without a warning label.
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It’s great comedy though. Always entertaining. 😀
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My God, it would be funny if they weren’t serious. What is funny is some people missing chromosomes actually believe it.
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Argentina were promised 5 million in January, but only received 900,000. I’m just waiting when these shithole countries start whining about the Moskali vaccine having no effect on the bat virus.
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Or when their noodles end up looking like the Moskali’s because of the change in RNA the vaccine supplies ;)) That’s the real reason Putler wanted Ukraine to take it, LMAO!
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RNA or DNA? 😁
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;)) If you want to get scientific…
Coronaviruses, including SARS‐Cov‐2, are RNA‐based pathogens that interface with a large variety of RNA‐related cellular processes during infection.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7361139/
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You lost me in the second sentence. LMAO
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Are you Russian?
;))
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Science was never my strong point. 😁
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Ah, you’re just being humble as always.
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TBH all this bat virus shit is getting on my nerves. It’s all turned into one giant propaganda event. Seems scoring geopolitical points comes way above actually caring for the general public.
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Come on Foccusser, you know we have to “follow the science” ;))
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You mean like this? LMAO
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And i thought i was drunk. LMAO!
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It’s the front of an old Russian science mag, predicting the future. That car looks very American to me. LMAO
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Baaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaa!
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RuSSian Noodle Anatomy? 😀
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Microscopy? 🤣
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A 100 million doses mean 50 million contaminated people.
No thanks.
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Don’t get vaccinated bro! Better surge on vitamin C and garlic. ALL vaccines are crap!
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I’ve already said that I won’t get vaccinated, Mike … and it really doesn’t matter where the vaccine comes from. I’ve never gotten vaccinated against the flu and I won’t start now, especially seeing how everyone “whipped” these vaccines through the research stage.
Vitamin C and garlic are okay. Wind in my face when on my bike, beer, weed and pussy juice are better. 😉
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Ha,ha,ha!
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