Turkey to begin making Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
The Russian COVID-19 vaccine would add an alternative in Turkey to the Chinese version currently in use.
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Turkey will start producing a Russian vaccine against COVID-19, the Turkish state Anadolu Agency reported today.
Domestic production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine will begin in Turkey within a few weeks. The manufacturing will take place at plants belonging to the Turkish pharmaceutical company Viscoran Ilac.