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Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

A medical worker administers a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Gostinny Dvor, a huge exhibition place in Moscow, Russia.

Russia tests vaccine science by combining Sputnik and Astrazeneca in new trial

July 27, 2021COVID-19

Judy Twigg, a global public health expert at Virginia Commonwealth University, joins The World’s host Marco Werman to discuss the science behind Russia’s new vaccine cocktail.

Residents of the Iztacalco borough follow a long, snaking line to receive doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, during a mass vaccination campaign for Mexicans over age 60, at the Advanced School for Physical Education, in Mexico City, Feb. 24,

Russia expands ‘soft power’ in Latin America with Sputnik vaccine

March 2, 2021COVID-19
A nurse administers a shot to an elderly man wearing a white T-shirt and black pants at his home.

Dual citizens in Mexico seek vaccine options in the US as rollout lags

February 23, 2021COVID-19

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