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"Companies believe they can't easily abandon small Russian businesses and consumers that rely on them," said Bruce Haynes, global co-chair of crisis communications at public relations firm SVC+FGH who has been advising companies on their withdrawal from Russia.

So far there is no firm word on whether the new standards being developed by the WHO - known as Smart Vaccination Certificate or SVC - will incorporate earlier vaccinations.

“This was a tremendous testimony to the level of support our community has for, not only the health system, but it also highlights the importance of the SVC property and how people feel about it,” Thomas Dee, CEO and president of the health care organization, said.

A government official familiar with the matter confirmed that Smith is Marcus Barlow, who was spokesman for Verma’s firm, SVC Inc. The official was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity.

Some of that work was done through a consulting firm called SVC Inc., which she founded and has since sold, the Times reported.