Belarus began a vaccination drive against coronavirus using the Sputnik V jab, becoming the first country outside Russia to use the vaccine developed by Moscow.
Belarus on Tuesday began a vaccination drive against coronavirus using the Sputnik V jab, becoming the first country outside Russia to use the vaccine developed by Moscow. Belarus, with a population of around 9.5 million people, has registered more than 188 000 cases of coronavirus infections and nearly 1 400 deaths. Belarus Health Minister Dmitry Pinevich said health workers and teachers would be among the first Belarusians to be inoculated.
