LUANDA, Aug 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Serbia will donate at least 50,000 doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Angola under an agreement signed Friday in Luanda between the two countries.
Russia’s Sputnik V is one of the five vaccine brands that are being administered in Angola, in parallel with AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Sinopharm.
Speaking at the ceremony, Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic said that the donation is a gesture of friendship and fraternity towards the Angolan people.
Angolan Health Minister Silvia Lutucuta thanked Serbia for helping the people of Angola “in this relentless struggle against COVID-19”.