Philippine Foreign Affairs Minister Teodoro Locsin has declared the effectiveness of the first Russian vaccine Sputnik V in the fight against coronavirus
This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing the diplomat’s speech at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.
“We have already started receiving the vaccine. For example, Sputnik V is being distributed in my city and several others. It is very well known and very safe, no side effects”, – Locsin said.
The Philippine Commission to Combat COVID-19 has already recommended the use of the Russian drug to local administrations. The foreign minister stressed that his country was interested in the vaccine.