COVID-19: Belarus becomes first country after Russia to begin inoculation using Sputnik V
Last Updated: COVID-19: Belarus Becomes First Country After Russia To Begin Inoculation Using Sputnik V Belarus, on December 29, became the first European nation to begin its mass inoculation drive using Russia’s Sputnik V jabs, vaccine's official page announced. Belarus, on December 29, became the first European nation to begin its mass inoculation drive using Russia’s Sputnik V jabs. Moscow based Gamalaya Institute and Russian Health Ministry, which jointly developed the vaccine have claimed its efficacy to be 91.4 per cent. However, the vaccine has drawn considerable scepticism fr...