A shipment of doses of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine. [Reuters]The government has banned the sale of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V days after Deputy President William Ruto received the jab. But the ban raises questions about Kenya’s medical regulatory framework as documents show that Sputnik V was approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. Deputy President William Ruto receives COVID-19 vaccine at his Karen office, Nairobi. Other African countries whose nationalities were banned earlier are Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Somalia, South Africa, Lesotho, Ethiopia, Angola, and Botswana.

Source: Standard Digital April 02, 2021 19:31 UTC