Venezuela announced the signing of a contract for the supply of "Sputnik V"

"Venezuela has just signed a contract for the purchase of the Sputnik V vaccine, we are in the first stage, the contract has been signed for the vaccination of 10 million people," Rodriguez quotes RIA Novosti.

She noted that "it is a safe vaccine."

“For us, this is a step forward.

We are ready to start vaccination of the population as soon as possible, ”added the vice president.

In turn, the Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov thanked "the Venezuelan colleagues for signing this document, this is the result of very important work carried out by Venezuelan doctors in terms of testing (vaccines. -

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Earlier it was reported that vaccination against coronavirus with the Russian drug "Sputnik V" began in Argentina.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez expressed his gratitude for the delivery of a consignment of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to the country.