Russian Emergency Situations Ministry brings 100,000 doses of Sputnik Light vaccine to Djibouti

MOSCOW. Dec 21 (Interfax) - A special flight of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry has delivered 100,000 doses of the Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccines to Djibouti, the ministry press service told Interfax on Wednesday, saying it was a humanitarian shipment.

"A special flight of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry delivered humanitarian aid - 100,000 doses of the Sputnik Light vaccine for the prevention of novel coronavirus caused by the SARS-Cov-2 virus, as well as 100,000 disposable syringes - to the population of the Republic of Djibouti on December 20," the press service said.

"The delivery was made on the orders from the Russian government, at the request of the Republic of Djibouti," it said.