Germany has offered Russia support in Moscow’s development of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday.
Russian authorities said Wednesday they have applied for registration of Sputnik V in the European Union.
“Beyond all the political differences that are currently large, we can nevertheless work together in a pandemic, in a humanitarian area,” Merkel told journalists.
On Moscow’s application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the German leader said she has “offered that our Paul Ehrlich Institute … support Russia on it.”
The Paul Ehrlich Institute is Germany’s medicine regulatory body.
“And if this vaccine is approved by the EMA, then we can talk about joint production or also about usage,” Merkel said.
Russia in August registered Sputnik V — named after the Soviet-era satellite — months ahead of Western competitors but before the start of large-scale clinical trials, which left some experts wary.
Its developers have since said that the jab is more than 90 percent effective and Russia launched its mass vaccination campaign using the shot this week.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund which helped develop the vaccine, says Sputnik has already been registered in a number of countries including Belarus, Venezuela, Bolivia and Algeria.
Argentina began administering second doses of Sputnik V this week, having begun its immunization campaign in late December.
(c) The Moscow Times
“Beyond all the political differences that are currently large, we can nevertheless work together in a pandemic, in a humanitarian area,” Merkel told journalists.
This bitch is living on another planet. Germany just returned a guy to mafia land that had been poisoned with chemical weapons. Are there two Russia’s, because the one I know hasn’t a humanitarian bone in it’s body. Maybe Merkel just received her retirement gift from Putin.
For once it’s my time to criticize Merkel too 😉 Let them keep their vaccine inside Russia’s border and some of their vassal states.
Hungary just approved the Russian vaccine. Orban just got his bribe.
Novichok light 😀
They join good company. Currently, Sputnik V is registered in Argentina, Bolivia, Serbia, Algeria, Palestine, Venezuela and the UAE.
None of these appear as any democratic lighthouses 😉
Shithouses maybe. 🤣
This could be good for Ukraine. 😀
For once, even the dreamiest of dreamers must wake up to take a piss. 😉
It took some time 😂😂😂
This whole exercise is folly. I have no doubt they’ve already stolen the vaccine recipe but can’t produce it. Instead of just joining the world they want to say they are helping the world. So they steal the vaccine from Germany and then get Germany to produce it…..and….drum roll please….give it a Russian name!