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South Africa’s health products regulator, Sahpra, has withheld approval for Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine over concerns that it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men. The decision was based on two earlier studies that tested the safety of a modified form of adenovirus contained in the Russian …

Algerian authorities have announced that the country would start producing Sinovac, China’s anti-covid vaccine for its own use and export to other African countries on Wednesday. The production will be done in partnership with China and state pharmaceutical products company Saidal. The country plans to produce one million doses in …

After failing to deliver 3.4 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine, a UAE firm linked to a member of the country’s royal family has agreed to refund about $2m to Ghana’s health ministry, local media outlets report. The doses were to be supplied by end of June, but …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for a greater openness and reciprocity on vaccine exports, speaking in a newspaper interview about an ongoing row with Britain and the United States over vaccine deliveries, Reuters Agency reports. “I ask for greater openness as Europe is among the regions in …

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced Monday that agreements to produce the anti-Covid Sputnik V vaccine have been reached “with companies from Italy, Spain, France and Germany”, pending its approval in the EU. The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which financed the development of the Sputnik …