Algeria Becomes First African Nation To Register Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine

Algeria Becomes First African Nation to Register Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 11th January, 2021) Algeria's Ministry for Pharmaceuticals Industry on Sunday registered the Russia-developed coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.

A press release circulated by the ministry said the Ministry's National Agency for Pharmaceuticals granted authorization for administering Sputnik V under an executive decree for urgent measures to get a vaccine campaign underway in the country.

This makes Algeria the first nation on the African continent to register the vaccine.