Another EU member is considering a Russian Sputnik V vaccine



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“We have established diplomatic contacts. It is simply an extension of the government’s efforts to provide all citizens with a vaccine for free,” Beroš told TVT.

According to him, only two criteria are important when using the vaccine: efficacy and safety.

Although the Sputnik V vaccine is not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EEA), each EU Member State can approve vaccines independently. According to Beroš, the Croatian drug agency Halmed can provide immediate approval for the Russian vaccine if necessary.

The minister did not reveal how many doses of the Russian vaccine Croatia intends to order. According to local news portals, the country could subscribe to around 1 million. Sufficient vaccine doses to vaccinate 500 thousand. than 4 million Croatian population.

To date, Hungary is the only EU country that has vaccinated the population with the Sputnik V vaccine. In total, Hungary has requested 2 million. vaccine doses to be delivered over the next few months.

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