Slovak The Agency has stated that the 200,000 doses of Sputnik V delivered to it differ in composition from the original European The Medicines Agency (EZA) and the medical journal The Lancet.
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Moscow Slovakia has denied Slovakia ‘s allegations, and Slovakia was accused of a misinformation campaign on Sputnik V’ s official Twitter account on Thursday.
“Sputnik V” developed by Russian Gamalay National Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow.
The vaccine was initially viewed with skepticism abroad, as it was approved by Russia before extensive clinical trials were completed. However, a study published in the medical journal The Lancet in February shows that the vaccine developed in Russia is 91.6% effective.
On Wednesday, the media reported that the Slovak Medicines Agency had informed the Ministry of Health that it was unable to evaluate “Sputnik V” due to lack of data and discrepancies in doses.
The Slovak Medicines Agency said on Thursday that the agency estimated that the doses of “Sputnik V” delivered to Slovakia were not the same as those tested in the trials.
Sputnik V’s official Twitter account said the Slovak Medicines Agency had launched a disinformation campaign against Sputnik V and planned further provocations.
The statement that the doses of Sputnik V delivered to Slovakia were not the same as those described in The Lancet is false, the official Sputnik V account said.
EZA launched the Sputnik V accelerated assessment procedure in March, but has not yet approved the vaccine.
All doses of “Sputnik V” are of the same quality and have passed careful quality control, tweeted “Sputnik V” official account.
The developers of Sputnik V claim that the Slovak Medicines Agency has tested the vaccine in a laboratory other than the EU’s official drug control laboratory, which is a breach of contract and sabotage.
The official account of Sputnik V also reported that the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which financed the production of the vaccine, had sent a letter to the Slovak authorities on Wednesday asking for the vaccines to be returned due to a breach of the contract for their supply.
Slovakia received 200,000 doses of Sputnik V on 1 March.
The acquisition of Sputnik V caused a political crisis in the Slovak government and led to the resignation of Prime Minister Igor Matovic.
Matovich, who now holds the post of finance minister, went to Moscow on Thursday to talk about vaccines.
The official account of Sputnik V reported that Matovich had met with Kirill Dmitryev, director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
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