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Putin and Merkel talk possible joint vaccine production
By EUobserver
Russian president Vladimir Putin and German chancellor Angela Merkel discussed possible ways of jointly producing vaccines, the German news agency DPA reported on Tuesday, based on a Kremlin statement. The Russian and German health ministries will continue talks on ways to combat the pandemic. Russia approved the use of its Sputnik V vaccine in mid-August, which has not been authorised in the EU.