The first shipment of 150,000 doses arrived in the country on May 1, before being accepted by the country’s regulator on May 13. A day later, the first jab was administered, given as part of a limited pilot project in the city of Hyderabad, in the south of the subcontinent. …
Read More »UN chief urges WHO to approve Sputnik V, calls Russian Covid jab ‘one of key elements’ in solving global vaccination problem
The UN believes that “Sputnik V is one the key elements that will allow us to solve the vaccination problem,” Guterres said following talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday. Guterres also said that he’s aware that WHO’s process to approve the vaccine is “ongoing”. The …
Read More »‘I trust Sputnik more than the federal govt,’ German MP tells RT after getting Russian jab during visit for Moscow V-Day parade
A member of the Bundestag from Die Linke (The Left), Diether Dehm, and the spokesman for the party’s parliamentary faction, Michael Schlick, attended the Victory Day parade in Moscow, held annually on May 9. It’s not the first time that the two politicians have taken part in the commemoration of …
Read More »Sputnik V sponsor rejects Bild report that vaccine deal with Germany is ‘dead’, slams ‘disinformation campaign’
The talks with Germany are ongoing and the vaccine may be supplied to the country in June, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) pointed out in a statement on Telegram. Any German supplies will not affect other countries that also rely on Sputnik V in their Covid-19 vaccination campaigns, it …
Read More »Russia authorizes ‘Sputnik Light’: Single-dose version of pioneering Covid-19 jab aims to speed up mass vaccination program
Sputnik Light is the first component of the widely used Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, its researchers explained. However, the single dose has shown 79.4% efficacy, which “is higher than that of many two-dose vaccines,” the developers said in a statement. Researchers have analyzed the efficacy rate based on data received …
Read More »First batch of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 jabs delivered to India as country expands its vaccine drive to entire adult population
An aircraft carrying the vaccines touched down in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on Saturday. “First batch of Sputnik V vaccine arrives in Hyderabad, India! That’s the same day the country starts mass COVID vaccination drive covering its entire adult population. Let’s jointly defeat this pandemic. Together we are …
Read More »Brazil rejects Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, citing ‘uncertain’ data – creator says decision is political & driven by US
The South American country is in desperate need of Covid-19 vaccine doses, and has been one of the hardest-hit nations throughout the pandemic. However, despite requests from Brazilian politicians, regulator Anvisa believes there is a lack of documentation to guarantee its safety, and data about its efficacy is “uncertain.” After …
Read More »Developer of Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine says no cases of blood clots encountered during trials & use of jab
In addition, the Moscow-based Gamaleya Research Institute offered to share its technologies to help other producers solve their problems. “A comprehensive analysis of adverse events during clinical trials and over the course of mass vaccinations with the Sputnik V vaccine showed that there were no cases of cerebral venous sinus …
Read More »Nearly half of Czech population ready to take Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine even without EU watchdog approval – poll
Some 46.6% of Czech people who have yet to be vaccinated are open to being immunized with Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine if it is granted an emergency exemption by the local health authority, according to a poll by STEM/MARK research agency. The survey was conducted in early April and reported …
Read More »Talks over, Sputnik V purchase possible: Austria’s Kurz says Vienna may buy a MILLION Russian vaccine doses
The negotiations on the contract to acquire Sputnik V have “de facto come to an end,” Kurz announced on Saturday. “It’s now possible to purchase it for us in Austria,” he added. A “million” doses of the vaccine from Russia, which boasts an efficacy of more than 91% percent and …
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