Russia "ready" to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Japan: ambassador

Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin on Thursday reiterated his country's readiness to begin exports to and production in Japan of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.Galuzin said earlier this year Russia had proposed the vaccine supply to Japan and was awaiting a response from the Japanese government.His remarks come at a time when Japan, where Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is the only one approved for use and those of Moderna Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc are set to be approved Friday, is struggling to speed up vaccination of health care workers and the elderly before starting a …READ FULL ARTICLE