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Russians snub Sputnik jab and head west for vaccines

When Denis Ovchinnikov read the news this summer that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine he had received would not be recognised in Europe, he took matters into his own hands and planned a trip to Belgrade.

“I contacted a travel agency that sorted everything out. It was very easy. I made a

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