Guyana receives 30,000 more Sputnik 5 vaccines

The shipment of vaccines being offloaded from the aircraft yesterday. (Ministry of Health photo)

A second supply of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines arrived in Guyana yesterday.

This batch, which contained some 30,000 doses, arrived in the country on board Amerijet Inter-national. It was purchased by the Government of Guyana.

During yesterday’s COVID-19 update, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony noted that these vaccines have to be kept at cold temperatures around -18 degrees to -20 degrees and as such all arrangements have been put in place to ensure safe storage.