The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, admits that the production of foreign vaccines against COVID-19 for domestic consumption can be launched in Russia, but if this is social and economic expediency. He said this to journalists today.
According to the minister, “to solve this is still the prerogative of the Ministry of Health, but if the industry faces a task, then we will be able to realize it for sure, this is a matter of expediency, social and economic meaning,” RIA Novosti reports.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova indicated that no applications for registration of foreign vaccines against COVID-19 have yet been received, and priority is given to domestic drugs, since they have passed all stages of effectiveness testing, Lenta.ru notes.
We also recall that at the end of December, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) cited data according to which more than 6 thousand Russians traveled abroad to be vaccinated against coronavirus with foreign drugs. You can get vaccinated with foreign vaccines in Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Germany and Armenia.
Source: Rosbalt
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