Serbia set to start producing Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine shots

By Talha Ozturk

BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) - Serbia will start domestic production of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine from Friday, said a Serbian minister in charge of innovations and technological development.

Nenad Popovic said Serbia will be the first country in Europe to start producing Sputnik V vaccine doses.

On Monday, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ivica Dacic said his country plans to produce 4 million doses of the Sputnik vaccine a year.