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PRETORIA, December 31. / TASS /. About 35 people, including a cabinet member, received the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Guinea on Wednesday, Russian Ambassador to Guinea Vadim Razumovsky, who was invited to attend the vaccination procedure, told TASS.
“The [event] took place in an optimistic atmosphere at the Sekhoutoureah Palace in the capital, “Razumovsky said.” Among those who received the vaccine was the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and National Defense of Guinea, Mohamed Diane. “
“Having received the vaccine, they spoke words of great thanks for the opportunity to protect themselves against the coronavirus. For my part, I congratulated them on this milestone ”, he added.
Guinea has become the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to start using the Sputnik V vaccine. The Guinean Ministry of Health told TASS that the National Agency for Health Security (Agence Nationale de S · curit · Sanitaire – ANSS) started the program. After studying the vaccines available on the world market, the choice was made in favor of some of them, including the Russian vaccine, the health ministry noted. ANSS is a key body in the Guinean health system and enjoys high authority in Africa.
To date, Guinea has registered 13,688 cases and 80 deaths.
Many African nations are showing interest in Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Among them are the two most populous African states of Nigeria and Ethiopia that received all the documentation from Russia and are considering it.
