He noted that the healthcare sector, including the issue of vaccines, should be apolitical.
“In the first quarter of next year, there will be follow-up approval from the WHO head office after receiving the dossier, which will be sent before the end of the year,” concluded Kluge.
Earlier, the WHO said that the inspection of "Sputnik V" will be carried out after considering the data from Russia.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a video link with the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Francesco Rocca, said that it is important for the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus to obtain a certificate from the World Health Organization (WHO) as soon as possible in order to spread the drug more widely in the world.