Kazakhstan officials have registered the Sputniк V vaccine produced by the Karaganda Pharmaceutical Complex.

Axar.az reports citing TASS that was stated by the government’s interagency commission on coronavirus response said on Monday.

"The Karaganda Pharmaceutical Complex has concluded the registration procedure of the Gam-COVID-Vac coronavirus vaccine on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan," the message says.

Kazakhstan began to vaccinate its population against COVID-19 on February 1 with Russia’s Sputniк V vaccine. Starting February 15, Kazakhstan plans to use the Sputniк V vaccine produced locally. In the second quarter of 2021, the government also plans to start vaccination with Kazakh-developed COVID-19 vaccine QazCovid-In, which is currently undergoing the third stage of clinical trials.