*Russia has offered to supply its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan,local media reported. Although, Sputnik V has not finished its finaltrials, the country started distributing vaccinations last week.*

As per details, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a letter to thiseffect along with data on the vaccine’s clinical research and trials fromthe Russian Embassy in Islamabad.

The Foreign Ministry has sent the vaccine offer to the National HealthServices (NHS) for further process.

Vaccine developed by Russia proved to be 92 percent effective in preventingcoronavirus, the interim results showed. Russia registered Sputnik V forpublic use in August, the first country to do so, though the approval camebefore the start of the large-scale trial in