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The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was about to restart the process of approving Russia\u2019s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a series of problems with the dossier.<\/p>

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WHO authorisation has been sought for the Sputnik V jab created by Russia\u2019s Gamaleya research institute, which is already being used in 45 countries, according to an AFP count.<\/p>\n

Several COVID-19 vaccines have been given the WHO green light for emergency use during the pandemic: Pfizer-BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sinovac and AstraZeneca in various plants.<\/p>

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For Sputnik V, \u201cthe process was put on hold due to the lack of some legal procedures\u201d, said Mariangela Simao, the WHO assistant director-general for access to medicines, vaccines and pharmaceuticals.<\/p>

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\u201cIn negotiations with the Russian government, this problem is about to be sorted out,\u201d she told a press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as the legal procedures are finished, we are able to restart the process.\u201d<\/p>

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WHO emergency use listing is the green light that gives countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities assurance that a vaccine has met international standards.<\/p>\n

The listing paves the way for countries to approve and import a vaccine for distribution quickly, especially those states without an international-class regulator of their own.<\/p>

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Sputnik V is already being used in countries including Algeria, Argentina, India, Iran, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and Russia itself.<\/p>

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\u201cThere are still the issues around complete information on the dossier that has to be provided by the applicant,\u201d said Simao.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen there is also the issues regarding the final finalisation of the inspections in the different manufacturers in Russia, but I\u2019m happy to say that the about the process is about to be restarted.\u201d<\/p>\n

In June, the WHO said it conducted nine inspections of Sputnik V manufacturing sites and uncovered various problems at the Pharmstandard Ufa Vitamin Plant in Ufa, southern Russia.<\/p>\n

Moscow insisted the problems had since been resolved.<\/p>\n

Russia is among the countries hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with the fifth-highest number of recorded deaths according to an AFP tally on Thursday: 213,549 fatalities from 7,690,110 cases.<\/p>\n

Several Russian vaccines including Sputnik V have been available for months, but authorities have struggled to immunise a vaccine-sceptic population.<\/p>\n

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