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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

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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

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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

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