According to a Reuters report, some 3,000 to 5,000 Hungarians could participate in clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19.
Ignoring EU Rules
Hungary’s plans to conduct trials of and possibly produce the Russian vaccine, an unprecedented step for an EU member state, have added to existing frictions with Brussels.
EMA Comments
“Under EU rules, Sputnik V must be authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) before it can be marketed in any state of the 27-nation bloc”, the EMA has said.
Sputnik V COVID-19 shot
Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday to the most exposed groups, marking Russia’s first large-scale vaccination against the disease, the city’s coronavirus task force said.
Experts had Received Detailed Notification
Kasler said a Hungarian delegation of medical experts had received “detailed notification” about the Russian vaccine in Moscow, and observed “that the vaccine is being manufactured with the latest technology and with WHO protocols being applied”.
Vaccine to Budapest
Hungary said late last month that Russia would allow Hungarian doctors to observe the manufacturing process and laboratory tests for its vaccine against COVID-19.
Russia could ship some of the vaccine to Budapest as soon as this month.
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Source: Reuters
