ISLAMABAD: With countries world over scrambling to buy coronavirus vaccinesthat have been found to be effective at preventing the infection, Russiahas offered to supply its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan.

Although the shot has not finished its final trials, the country starteddistributing vaccinations Saturday last.

Sources told ARY News that Russia has offered to sell its Sputnik VCOVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received aletter to this effect along with data on the vaccine’s clinical researchand trials from the Russian Embassy in Islamabad.

They said the ministry has apprised the National Health Services (NHS) onthe vaccine on offer.