A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
MOSCOW: Vietnam has approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19, Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund, which promotes the shot globally, said on Tuesday in a statement on the Sputnik V website.
The Russian vaccine has now been approved in 56 countries, it said.
Vietnam's health ministry said last month that a medical panel had recommended Sputnik V and Moderna's vaccine for use.
