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Myanmar approves Sputnik V vaccine, Indonesia to use Sinovac vaccine for the elderly

Myanmar has recently approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the new coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investments Fund said on official twitter account for the vaccine.
Myanmar approves Sputnik V vaccine, Indonesia to use Sinovac vaccine for the elderly ảnh 1Sinovac vaccine (Photo: CGTN)
Hanoi (VNA) - Myanmar has recently approved Russia’s Sputnik Vvaccine against the new coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investments Fund said onofficial twitter account for the vaccine.

“Myanmar becomes the 21st country to register Sputnik V,”the RDIF said in the tweet.

Meanwhile, Indonesia has approved Chinese Sinovac Biotech’sCOVID-19 vaccine for use in the elderly, according to a letter from the foodand drug agency (BPOM).

The move shows that the country may change its strategywhich has prioritised its working population first.

That strategy was partially due to limited data on thevaccine’s safety for the elderly, authorities have said.

A rollout of Sinovac’s vaccine in Indonesia last monthinvolved 3 million doses and was aimed at medical workers and public servants.

Government data shows nearly 800,000 have received theirfirst shot, but authorities said they are set to produce 25 million more by theend of March.

Indonesia, which has suffered more than 31,000 deaths fromCOVID-19, aims to vaccinate more than 180 million people, or roughly two-thirdsof its population of 270 million, within a year./.
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