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Russia permits Lanka to produce Sputnik V Vaccine-BY MANJULA FERNANDO Source:Sundayobserver Russia has expressed its willingness to allow Sri Lanka to produce its own Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V locally if the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) authorises it for local use, a senior state official said. The Sputnik V vaccine is already being manufactured in India and those two countries signed agreements last year to produce 300 million doses of the Russian vaccine in Indian laboratories. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has authorised the use of the Chinese and Russian drugs that have shown high efficacy levels but the NMRA is yet to approve the two vaccines for either emergency or regular use, the official said. ...