Sputnik

World

INDUSTRIAL CENTRE

Russia announces plans to build brand new city near Chinese border

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/4/21

The city will be named 'Sputnik' and is intended to be an industrial centre that will one day be home to 300,000 people

Tourism

TOURISM

Greece to open for tourists vaccinated with Russian jab

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/25/21

Entering Greece without having to quarantine is also possible for travelers who present a negative PCR test result for the virus.

Coronavirus

SWR

Russian secret service chief accuses EU of blocking Moscow's vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

He said the EU was preventing the approval of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in Europe for political reasons.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Germany set for talks with Russia on Sputnik V as calls for jab grow

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/8/21

Health Minister Jens Spahn on Thursday announced the talks about potential deliveries, after the European Commission said it would not make central contracts to order Sputnik V.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

German state of Bavaria secures 2.5 million doses of Russian Sputnik V

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/8/21

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently reviewing Sputnik V for authorization in the EU.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Austria negotiating with Russia to buy Sputnik V vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/30/21

"When it comes to the vaccine there cannot be any big geopolitical blinkers," Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Putin hides from the cameras to receive the Covid-19 vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/24/21

Many in Russia had wondered why Putin - who has posed bare-chested while horseback riding - was so camera-shy when it came to vaccinations.

Coronavirus

RUSSIA

Vladimir Putin to get his Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/22/21

According to Putin, the demand for the Sputnik V vaccine from abroad is high.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION RACE

Serbia set to start production of Sputnik V vaccine in May

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/12/21

Sputnik V has performed well in tests to date and has already been purchased by some EU nations, despite the fact that EMA approval has not been given.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU medicines agency starts testing of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/5/21

Some EU countries have said they want to use it even if there is no official EU approval.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Slovakia ordered 2 million doses of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/21

Until shortly before landing in Kosice, the government had kept it a secret that it had sent a plane to Russia to pick up the vaccines.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Russia lagging behind on vaccinations as skepticism high

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/10/21

So far, some 2.2 million Russians have received at least one of two necessary doses of the jab.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Study: Russia's Sputnik V is 91.6% effective against coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/21

The results put the vaccine at close to the same efficiacy as the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Russia looking to boost Sputnik V vaccine with single-dose version

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/12/21

Russia's Health Ministry gave approval on Monday to start tests into the light version of the vaccine.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Argentina kicks off vaccine campaign with Russia's Sputnik V

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/20

The start of the nationwide vaccination campaign is facing many expectations, as well as some mistrust.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Russia begins giving state-produced coronavirus vaccine to elderly

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/20

Russian President Vladimir Putin has delayed getting the vaccine, and it remains unclear when he would take it.

World

PANDEMIC

Putin to take Russian coronavirus vaccine 'as soon as possible'

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/20

Putin expressed confidence in the vaccine Sputnik V, saying it has proven itself safe and effective.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

US filmmaker Oliver Stone takes Russian coronavirus vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

"Thank God, Mr Putin is in office," Stone said in this week's interview with Channel One.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Putin orders Russia to begin mass coronavirus vaccination next week

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

Russia was the first country to introduce a vaccine against the virus for widespread use, registering the Sputnik V vaccine in August.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Russians skeptical of state-made Covid vaccine as mass rollout looms

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/14/20

Russians express a mixed bag of hopes and concerns about the country's coronavirus vaccine, the world's first to be approved by a government for public use.