Bulgaria's COVID-19 vaccine portfolio is regulated by the European Union, the Health Ministry told Sputnik, adding that Sofia's decision on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine depended on those regulations
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st July, 2021) Bulgaria's COVID-19 vaccine portfolio is regulated by the European Union, the Health Ministry told Sputnik, adding that Sofia's decision on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine depended on those regulations.
"We specify that as a member of the European Union, Bulgaria is currently using the four vaccines that have been permitted in the EU," the ministry said.
Bulgaria rolled out its COVID-19 vaccination drive in late December. It uses AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Janssen vaccines. The country has so far vaccinated 14.3% of its roughly 7-million population.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been reviewing Sputnik V since March 4. However, several EU countries, including Slovakia and Hungary, have already approved its use without waiting for EMA authorization.
Sputnik V is now authorized in 67 countries with a total population of over 3.4 billion. The vaccine efficacy was 97.6% based on an analysis of data of 3.8 million vaccinated Russians, which is higher than the data published earlier by the medical journal The Lancet (91.6%).
