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Russia launching coronavirus vaccine despite controversy – Vatican News
Russia becomes the first known country to launch a massive immunization effort against the coronavirus. Soldiers, medical workers, and teachers are …
By Stefan J. Bos
Troops in Russia’s Southern Military District are already receiving the controversial Russian Sputnik V vaccine. Here in the district city of Vladikavkaz, a uniformed man tries to smile as nurses check his temperature, blood pressure, and lungs before he receives the jab.
He isn’t alone. Russia’s government says it plans to vaccinate more than 400,000 troops. Across this large land of 142 million people, authorities have begun offering the vaccine.
That also includes the capital…
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