After receiving confirmation from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) that the Sputnik V shots acquired by Guyana are authentic, the Ministry of Health yesterday called on Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon to withdraw his recent statements questioning the authenticity of the vaccines and to apologise to the nation.
A letter, dated June 22, was sent to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony by the General Director of the RDIF Corporate Center Alexander Chistyakov, who confirmed the authenticity of the shipments.
“The letter dismisses Mr Joseph Harmon’s malicious and reckless statements that the Sputnik V vaccines in Guyana are fake”, the Health Ministry subsequently announced in a statement, while noting that the batch numbers listed by the RDIF match those of the vaccines received by the ministry.
