Source:alarabiya.net
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algeria will start producing Russia’s Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine in six or seven months.
The announcement came Thursday in a televised address. Health Minister Abderahmane Benbouzid said earlier this week that the vaccine will be produced by state laboratory Saidal. They did not provide details about production plans.
Algeria, a longtime Russian ally, used Sputnik to launch its vaccination campaign last month.
But some doctors have complained that initial deliveries of 50,000 doses of Sputnik and 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine fall far short of need.
Algeria is also expecting deliveries of China’s vaccines and is eligible to receive vaccines through the COVAX global program for developing countries.
New infections in the country have stabilized in recent weeks, and the government slightly relaxed curfew rules last week to let hairdressers, gyms and some stores to reopen.
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I would like to say that a friend of mine, a researcher in the medical field, told me that from the study they did in her department, the Russian Vaccine est the best one. She is not Algerian but in our discussion when I told her that Algeria is using sputnik, she told me good choice. hey know this in Europe but they prefer not to pay Russia for it.
Unfortunately, there is no indication that this vaccine is on the radar for approval here, by Canadian health authorities. And there is no indication for the reason why.