The process of launching production of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in Turkey will not take too long, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca told reporters at a press conference in Ankara on Thursday.
"So far, the results of tests [of the Russian vaccine] have not shown anything negative. We continue to work on its production. Our work with a local company has reached a certain result, but it is not yet complete. I don't think this process will last too long," he stressed.
On April 28, Koca said that the republic had signed a contract to supply the Sputnik V vaccine. On May 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the readiness of the Russian side to supply the drug to Turkey. On June 14, the first batch of Sputnik V arrived in the republic.
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