A medical officer draws a drug for the coronavirus infection «Gam-Kovid-Vak» into a syringe (Satellite V) GENEVA, January 18, Elizaveta Isakova. The Russian side has provided most of the data on the Sputnik V vaccine, the full package is expected by the end of January, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the headquarters of the World Health Organization. took place at the end of December 2021. The final data is expected at the end of January,» the WHO said. WHO organizations noted that the applicant, which is the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), must provide WHO with confirmation that all the shortcomings pointed out by the experts of the international structure have been eliminated. The applicant will then be informed of the decision to conduct an on-site inspection. Melita Vujnovic, WHO Representative in Russia, said earlier that RDIF provided WHO with «all the documentation that was required» for Sputnik V. At the end of December, the Regulatory Director and WHO prequalification Rogerio Gaspar said that the organization expects that all documents on Sputnik V will be sent to WHO by the end of January, and the WHO is ready to conduct an inspection at the production site of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in February 2022. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin told RIA Novosti in early January that Moscow sees encouraging signals in the issue of recognizing the Russian Sputnik V vaccine by WHO, but regards them rather as calming Russia.
WHO called the reason for the delay in the approval of «Sputnik V»
