Russia clears Sputnik-V vaccines for pregnant womenJune 26, 2021 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has said Sputnik V, Russia’s most widely used vaccine out of four domestically developed shots, has been cleared for pregnant women, the Associated Press reports. Pregnant women were previously ineligible for vaccination. Murashko cited “positive” study results but didn’t provide the data. Meanwhile, daily new cases in Russia grew from about 9,000 in early June to about 17,000 on June 18 and over 20,000 on June 24 and 25. Sputnik-V is also being widely used in Armenia's vaccination program, alongside AstraZeneca and SinoVac shots. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |