Russia: COVID-19 Vaccines – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

Russia: COVID-19 Vaccines – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

 

 

Russia: Sputnik V – “the first registered COVID-19 vaccine”
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Press Releases
Sputnik V vaccine granted full permanent approval in Russia
:: Highest safety and efficacy of Sputnik V confirmed during clinical trials and in real-world use around the world.
:: Sputnik V has been authorized in 71 countries with total population of over 4 billion people.
Moscow, February 4, 2022 – The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been granted full permanent approval by Russia’s Health Ministry. It had previously held temporary emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Russian regulator.
Sputnik V was authorized on August 11, 2020, becoming the world’s first vaccine against COVID-19 to be granted emergency use authorization. Sputnik V has been authorized in 71 countries with a total population of over 4 billion people. Its one-component version, Sputnik Light, is authorized in over 30 countries, both as a standalone vaccine and a universal booster to other vaccines…