RT News - December 21 2020 (17:00 MSK)
The developers of Russia's Sputnik V Сovid vaccine sign an official memorandum of cooperation with AstraZeneca in the hope that combining their two vaccines will boost their efficacy. A new coronavirus variant that's emerged in the UK is believed to be around 70% more contagious than current strains. But the head of the Russian fund behind Sputnik V, seeks to dispel fears. That new Covid mutation prompts a growing list of countries to ban flights from the UK while France halts all cross-channel traffic, leaving goods and people stranded over Christmas.
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