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Sputnik

HANDOUT - 20 November 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia attend a ceremony where the later was decorated with the highest state award in Russia, the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, at St Catherine’s Hall of the Kremlin. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Putin gets booster vaccination

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/21

On Sunday, the authorities reported 1,252 coronavirus deaths within 24 hours

HANDOUT - 23 August 2021, Russia, Alabino: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the opening of the International Military Technical Forum Army-2021. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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

25 May 2021, Greece, Athens: Tourists visit the Acropolis of Athens. Greece launched its tourism season last week. Photo: Aristidis Vafeiadakis/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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.

FILED - 19 February 2021, Venezuela, Caracas: A health worker opens a package containing several doses of the Coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V. Brazil's National Health Regulation Agency (Anvisa) has declared itself against the import of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V. Photo: Jesus Vargas/dpa

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.

30 March 2021, Argentina, Buenos Aires: Shipments of the Russian Corona vaccine Sputnik V are unloaded after the arrival of a Aerolineas Argentinas plane delivering about vaccine 300,000 doses from Russia at the international airport Buenos Aires. Photo: Carol Smiljan/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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.

FILED - 21 January 2021, Argentina, Buenos Aires: In this image provided by Argentina's presidential office, Alberto Fernandez (L), president of Argentina, is administered the Russian anti-Corona vaccine Sputnik V. Fernandez has tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19), he said on Friday night, 2 April 2021. Photo: Esteban Collazo/Presidencia Argentina/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits

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.

13 March 2021, Tunisia, Tunis: A health worker holds a vial of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V during the first day of the vaccination campaign aiming to vaccinate 50% of the population. Photo: Chokri Mahjoub/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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.

HANDOUT - 21 March 2021, Russia, Siberian Federal District: Russian President Vladimir Putin drives an all-terrain vehicle as he visits Taiga forest in Russia's Siberian Federal District. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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.

HANDOUT - 21 March 2021, Russia, Siberian Federal District: Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Taiga forest in Russia's Siberian Federal District. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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.

17 February 2021, Palestinian Territories, Rafah: A Palestinian health worker holds a pack of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. The Gaza Strip received its first batch of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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.

02 March 2021, Slovakia, Bratislava: Slovakian Prime Minister Igor Matovic speaks during a press conference on the purchase of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik. Photo: Jakub Kotian/TASR/dpa

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.

01 March 2021, Slovakia, Kosice: A worker unloads boxes of Sputnik V's Coronavirus vaccine doses from an aircraft upon its arrival from Moscow at Kosice International Airport. Photo: Frantiek Iván/TASR/dpa

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.

04 February 2021, Russia, Moscow: A nurse in an American clinic in Moscow prepares a vaccination with the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V., which is meanwhile also longed for by many vaccination fans in Germany. Sputnik V. is even administered in Moscow while shopping or at the opera. Photo: Christian Thiele/dpa

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.

Vials and boxes of the first and second dose of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine can be seen after beeing applied to healthcare workers in the first line against COVID-19. Photo: Patricio Murphy/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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.

05 January 2021, Argentina, Rosario: A health worker shows one of the doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a public hospital in the city of Rosario, which will be administered to healthcare workers. Photo: Alan Monzon/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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.

29 December 2020, Argentina, Firmat: A health care worker of the San Martin Hospital receieves her dose of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine amid a nationwide vaccination campaign. Photo: Patricio Murphy/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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.

HANDOUT - 13 August 2020, Russia, Moscow: An undated picture made available on 13 August 2020 shows vials of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, developed by the Gamaleya Institute in Moscow. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has financed the Gamaleya Institute in Moscow to develop the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V. Photo: -/Russian Direct Investment Fund via YNA/dpa.

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.

FILED - 17 December 2020, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his 16th annual press conference with regional and international media via videoconference. Photo: -/Kremlin /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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.

Vials and boxes of the first and second dose of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine can be seen after beeing applied to healthcare workers in the first line against COVID-19. Photo: Patricio Murphy/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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.

HANDOUT - 02 December 2020, Russia, Moscow: Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting via videoconference of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation. Photo: -/Kremlin /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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.