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Sputnik vaccine manufacturers in Korea wary of Russia sanctions

Production of Sputnik V in Korea to kick off in May Posted : 2021-04-20 16:40 Phial labelled "Sputnik V coronavirus disease vaccine", March 24, 2021 / REUTERS-Yonhap A subsidiary of South Korean bio-tech company GL Rapah will begin producing Russian COVID-19 vaccines in the country in May, with all doses bound for export, industry sources said Tuesday. Under the agreement with Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Hankook Korus will first manufacture 150 million doses of Sputnik V at a local factory, they said. Another 500 million doses of Sputnik V will be ...