Pharma EPZ demands Sh1bn from State for Russian Covid-19 vaccine ban

Russian made Sputnik V vaccine. [File, Standard]

The pharmaceutical firm behind the Russian Covid-19 Sputnik vaccine is demanding close to a billion from the government.

In its case filed before the High Court, Dinlas Pharma EPZ Limited argued that the ban of its Sputnik V vaccine days after approval by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) led to massive losses.