Guatemala Receives First Batch Of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine - Foreign Ministry

MEXICO CITY (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th May, 2021) Guatemala has received the first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the Foreign Ministry said.

The emergency use of Sputnik V was greenlighted in Guatemala in late February.

"The first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has already arrived in Guatemala," the ministry said in a statement on late Wednesday.

The Latin American nation is currently using the Moderna and AstraZeneca drugs as part of the vaccination campaign.