29 November 2024,   02:33
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Russian-German vaccine - Merkel and Putin discuss joint production of coronavirus vaccine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed by phone the potential for joint production of a coronavirus vaccine.


Putin and Merkel discussed cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 “with an emphasis on potential prospects for the joint production of vaccines”, according to a statement on the Kremlin’s website.


The talks follow Putin’s admission last year that domestic equipment shortages could delay Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine from entering mass production. Reports also said Russia was struggling with production capacity issues and problems with scalability and quality control.

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