 | Top scientist behind Russia's Sputnik V Covid vaccine 'strangled' to death with a beltRussian President Vladimir Putin honoured the virologist with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland award for his work on the COVID vaccine in 2021. |
 | Big tech grapples with Russian state media: Propaganda, misinformation spreadBig tech platforms are facing increased calls to bar Russian state media from using their platforms to spread propaganda and misinformation. |
 | One million Sputnik coronavirus vaccines expire in GuatemalaFrancisco Coma, the country's health minister, said Monday that there was a 'rejection' among the population toward the vaccine, even though a lot of Guatemalans remain unvaccinated. |
 | Mexico starts administering first shots of Russian Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19Mexico received its first shipment of 200,000 doses of the Sputnik vaccine Monday, and the shots were being given first to people over 60 in poorer neighborhoods. |
 | DCGI rejects direct phase 3 trial of Sputnik V in India, asks for trial on smaller group firstThe development comes less than a month after the Russian government announced its partnership with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories for mass vaccinations by the year-end. |
