  Armenia set to use Sputnik V, AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs February 18, 2021 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An expert committee in Armenia has approved the use of Sputnik V, AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines against the coronavirus, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said Thursday, February 18, Factor.am reports. Avanesyan noted that the country is currently working on ways to ensure the thermal stability of the Pfizer jabs. According to her, vaccine rollout will begin in March, stressing that vulnerable and high risk groups will receive free jabs on a voluntary basis. Avanesyan said earlier that Armenia was negotiating the purchase of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
