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Rio de Janeiro: Russia has been trying to get its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V into Brazilian arms for months, and been repeatedly frustrated by legal, regulatory and possibly even diplomatic obstacles.
That began to change as the South American nation played catch-up in the global race to snap up shots. Receiving little help from the US, which was struggling to get a handle on its own outbreak, Sputnik V seemed as good as any; Brazilâs federal government and a group of nine north-eastern states signed two deals with Russiaâs sovereign wealth fund, RDIF, for a total 47 million doses. The shot is moving towards regulatory approval.
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The St Kitts Nevis Observer A demonstrator wearing a Brazilian national flag as a cape for a rally in support of Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro, walks past a billboard presenting the number of COVID-19 vaccines administered to encourage others to get the vaccine, outside the Health Ministry in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Russia has been trying to get its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V into Brazilian arms for months, and been repeatedly frustrated by legal, regulatory and possibly even diplomatic obstacles.
That began to change as the South American nation played catch-up in the global race to snap up shots. Receiving little help from the U.S., which was struggling to get a handle on its own outbreak, Sputnik V seemed as good as any; Brazil’s federal government and a group of nine northeastern states signed two deals with Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, RDIF, for a total 47 million doses. The shot is moving towar
Russia has been trying to get its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V into Brazilian arms for months, and been repeatedly frustrated by legal, regulatory and possibly even diplomatic obstacles. That began to change as the South American nation played catch-up in the global race to snap up shots. Receiving little help from the U.S., which was…
by David Biller And Christopher Sherman, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 12, 2021 10:03 am ADT
Last Updated Apr 12, 2021 at 10:09 am ADT
RIO DE JANEIRO Russia has been trying to get its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V into Brazilian arms for months, and been repeatedly frustrated by legal, regulatory and possibly even diplomatic obstacles.
That began to change as the South American nation played catch-up in the global race to snap up shots. Receiving little help from the U.S., which was struggling to get a handle on its own outbreak, Sputnik V seemed as good as any; Brazil’s federal government and a group of nine northeastern states signed two deals with Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, RDIF, for a total 47 million doses. The shot is moving toward regulatory approval.