Slovakia has become the second EU member after Hungary to start using Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, just two months after Bratislava's purchase of the Covid-19 jabs led to the resignation of prime minister Igor Matovic.

At a vaccination centre in the capital Bratislava, some 60 people were due to receive their first dose.

“As this vaccine has been already used in several countries, I see no cause for any concern,” Stanislav, 59, told AFP after getting the jab.