Belarus Plans To Start Industrial Production Of Sputnik V Vaccine In Late March - Minister

MINSK (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th February, 2021) Belarus plans to launch industrial production of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in late March, Health Minister Dmitry Pinevich said on Friday.

"In a month. We are now checking everything, we are conducting all the research, we give it to the Russian side within a month, they check everything and confirm the identity [of the drug]. In late March, industrial-size batch will be bottled," Pinevich told reporters.

Earlier on Friday, the minister said that Belarus had produced a trial batch of Sputnik V at its Belmedpreparaty plant.