{"id":126149,"date":"2021-03-27T09:26:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T13:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=126149"},"modified":"2021-03-27T09:27:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T13:27:14","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-becomes-57th-country-to-register-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-becomes-57th-country-to-register-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Becomes 57th Country to Register Russia&#8217;s Sputnik V Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3355260088\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2106982877\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"b-article__lead\">\n<p>MOSCOW (Sputnik) &#8211; Antigua and Barbuda&#8217;s health ministry has registered Russia&#8217;s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Friday.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2874150325\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0041\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-article__text\">\n<p><em>&#8220;RDIF &#8230;\u00a0 announces that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been approved by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment of Antigua and Barbuda.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/africa\/202103251082448553-lavrov-russia-in-talks-with-african-union-about-sputnik-v-vaccine-supply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sputnik V is now approved<\/a>\u00a0for use in 57 countries globally with a total population of over 1.5 billion people. The vaccine was registered in Antigua and Barbuda under the emergency use authorisation procedure&#8221;, RDIF said in a press release.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-free\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__media\">\n<div class=\"b-inject-foto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputniknews.com\/img\/07e5\/03\/13\/1082396246_0:0:3071:2048_1000x666_80_0_0_2253a540e5bfd180a9d68ec024b25320.jpg.webp\" data-sub-html=\"A Palestinian health worker displays a vial of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in Gaza City February 24, 2021.. \u00a9 REUTERS \/ MOHAMMED SALEM\"><picture><source class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputniknews.com\/img\/07e5\/03\/13\/1082396246_167:77:3069:2046_768x0_80_0_1_13f89cebdd7775058aa4e0eb24262bfc.jpg.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputniknews.com\/img\/07e5\/03\/13\/1082396246_167:77:3069:2046_768x0_80_0_1_13f89cebdd7775058aa4e0eb24262bfc.jpg.webp\" \/><source class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputniknews.com\/img\/07e5\/03\/13\/1082396246_167:77:3069:2046_480x0_80_0_1_5ea18e390dc05c1032996854f8a42081.jpg.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputniknews.com\/img\/07e5\/03\/13\/1082396246_167:77:3069:2046_480x0_80_0_1_5ea18e390dc05c1032996854f8a42081.jpg.webp\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"A Palestinian health worker displays a vial of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in Gaza City February 24, 2021.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputniknews.com\/img\/07e5\/03\/13\/1082396246_167:77:3069:2046_2902x1969_80_0_0_3a5cbf4f871cb6a70726594a244cc844.jpg.webp\" alt=\"A Palestinian health worker displays a vial of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in Gaza City February 24, 2021.\" width=\"2902\" height=\"1969\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputniknews.com\/img\/07e5\/03\/13\/1082396246_167:77:3069:2046_2902x1969_80_0_0_3a5cbf4f871cb6a70726594a244cc844.jpg.webp\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-inject__copy\">\u00a9 REUTERS \/ MOHAMMED SALEM<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-inject__content\">A Palestinian health worker displays a vial of Russia&#8217;s Sputnik V vaccine in Gaza City February 24, 2021.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"marker-quote1\"><p>&#8220;Registration of Sputnik V will help save many lives and protect the population of Antigua and Barbuda. High efficacy of Sputnik V was confirmed by the leading medical journal The Lancet.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/202103241082435427-over-40-of-vaccinated-french-citizens-would-want-to-get-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-poll-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Russian vaccine<\/a>\u00a0is now one of the key tools to prevent the spread of the virus being included in vaccine portfolios of over 50 countries around the world,&#8221; RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, Sputnik V has become the second vaccine in terms of approvals across the globe. According to the prestigious medical magazine The Lancet, its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/world\/202103221082417048-ema-to-send-mission-to-russia-in-april-to-inspect-sputnik-v-trials-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">efficacy stands at 91.6 percent.<\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-198215564\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2211596745\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0040\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Moscow announced it plans to produce at least 83 million doses of the drug during the first six months of 2021, saying the top priority would be to provide the vaccine for Russian citizens.<\/p><div id=\"antig-572161011\" class=\"antig-content 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