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India's two leading vaccine manufacturers, vaccineers AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, have warned global vaccine production is under threat from US export controls amid the pandemic.

Certain EU countries are considering the possibility of starting negotiations with manufacturers of the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus, said an EU official in talks with vaccine manufacturers.

The Hungarian authorities have compared the cost of the Russian and Chinese vaccines against coronavirus.

In case of transmission of the virus from person to person, a vaccine against bird flu can be created in Russia within 5-6 months.

The Prime Minister of Slovakia Igor Matovic by purchasing the Russian Sputnik V vaccine hopes not only to improve the fight against coronavirus, but also to raise his rating, using the high authority of Russian science and the pro-Russian sentiments of a significant part of the country's population.

The Danish authorities are suspending the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine due to reports of possible blood clots after vaccinations, the Danish Health Authority said.

Russia has set a record for food supplies abroad in 2020. This information is reported by the RBC agency. Agricultural exports exceeded imports for the first time.

The Japanese Ministry of Health announced that the country had recorded the first case of anaphylaxis after vaccination with the American company Pfizer.

EU member states should not conduct parallel negotiations for the supply of vaccines against coronavirus with manufacturers who have centralized procurement contracts on behalf of the European Commission, but they have every right to independently purchase vaccines from other manufacturers.

The Swedish company is going to become a leader in the market of electric cars.

Italy will send two inspectors to Russia to check the manufacturing enterprises of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

British Permanent Representative to the UN Barbara Woodward believes it is important for Russia to cooperate with COVAX in the context of the common fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Indian doctors do not want to be vaccinated with the Covaxin coronavirus vaccine developed in India, at the moment about 11% of people who have been vaccinated with it.

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan became interested in the Russian AK-19 assault rifle and the Lebedev pistol (PLC).

The Dutch authorities should contact Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree on the supply of the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus to the country. This opinion was expressed by the deputy of the Dutch parliament.