RDIF negotiates production of Sputnik V vaccine in Italy

“We are negotiating with the Italian government.

There are many regions with enthusiasm for Sputnik V, which would like to produce it at home, ”RIA Novosti quoted Dmitriev as saying.

For the first time, RDIF is collaborating with the Swiss company Adienne Pharma & Biotech in the production of Sputnik V in Italy, he said.

Dmitriev added that the production of the Russian vaccine in Italy could begin as early as June; by the end of the year, the number of produced vaccines could reach 700 million doses.

Earlier it was reported that the RDIF delegation held talks with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz about the Sputnik V vaccine, the Russian Embassy in Vienna told RIA Novosti.