Covid-19: France is ready to use Russian vaccine once it is approved by EMA

France will be ready to use the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine if it receives the approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and its production meets the required quality standards, Secretary of State for European affairs in the French government Clement Beaune said in an interview with BFM TV channel on Saturday. “France is open to the Russian vaccine. We are by no means pursuing any anti-Russian policy,” Beaune said. He recalled that Russia had already submitted an application to the European Medicines Agency. At the same time, he stressed that “there can be no question of inoculating people…