WHO says it continues to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

The Russian Direct Investment Fund, which promotes Sputnik V abroad, said a group of WHO inspectors is due to visit Russia shortly "to round up all necessary inspections and paperwork on Sputnik V."

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is still assessing the Russia-designed Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, according to an update on the WHO's website on Wednesday.