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Serbia has set a blistering pace in the COVID-19 vaccination race thanks to big deliveries from Russia and China. As the country makes plans to produce Russia's Sputnik V, some - but not all - of its Balkan peers are now also looking east.

In an interview, which was broadcast on his Twitter account, Maduro stated that no serious complications were noticed after the vaccination with "Sputnik V" vaccine, which is registered in Venezuela, TASS reports.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said in December last year that an agreement had been reached with Russia on supplying Venezuela with the "Sputnik V" vaccine.

Turkey will produce Russia's Sputnik V vaccine following the completion of legal procedures and technology transfer, the head of Turkish pharmaceutical company VisCoran İlaç Sanayii AŞ told Anadolu Agency on Jan. 25. 

Noting that the deal was signed on Aug. 16 last year, VisCoran's CEO, Özturk Oran, said the company did not think to announce it until they get the license.

Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Jan. 23 it had signed an agreement with Turkey on the production of its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported.

RDIF added that it had begun transferring the production technology to Turkey.

Turkey aims to produce Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine domestically but has asked for more information about it before inoculating its citizens, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.

President Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, told a Russian state TV channel: "He said he will be vaccinated. He made this decision and was waiting until all formalities are completed."

"Information war around vaccines against the coronavirus is already underway, the truth about domestic achievements is Russia's strength", Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with TASS on Thursday.

He told Russia-24 TV: "I would like to say that we are open for cooperation with Russia. We would like our two countries to work together on the production of vaccines, but also on the joint fight against coronavirus and other diseases," Loncar said, as reported by TASS.
Loncar thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for providing Serbia with the Sputnik V vaccine for research.

This was stated by the Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being, Rospotrebnadzor, Dr Ana Popova.
"Alcohol consumption must stop at least two weeks before immunization, and those who receive the first dose must abstain from alcohol for the next 42 days," Popova told Radio Kosmolskaja pravda on Tuesday.

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Another monolith, this time a golden one, has appeared near Chia in the Colombian department of Cundinamarca, Newsweek reported, citing local media reports.