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Sputnik V

Hungary may start Russia's Sputnik shots next week, says PM

Hungary may start Russia's Sputnik shots next week, says PM

  • It is scheduled to receive 600,000 doses of Sputnik and another half a million doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine this month.
  • Orban said so far 264,530 Hungarians - healthcare workers and the most vulnerable elderly - have received at least one shot from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Published 05 Feb, 2021 05:48pm
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19
World

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19

  • Experts said the Phase III trial results meant the world had another effective weapon to fight the deadly pandemic and justified to some extent Moscow’s decision to roll out the vaccine before final data had been released.
  • The results were based on data from 19,866 volunteers, of whom a quarter received a placebo, the researchers, led by the Gamaleya Institute’s Denis Logunov, said in The Lancet.
Published 02 Feb, 2021 07:51pm
Almost 1 million Russian civilians have received COVID-19 shot
World

Almost 1 million Russian civilians have received COVID-19 shot

  • The country's mass inoculation drive with the domestically produced Sputnik V vaccine began in December for certain groups and was then opened up to the general population in early January.
  • Sputnik V is administered in two doses, with the booster shot given 21 days after the first. The tally covered the number of people who have received at least one dose.
Published 29 Jan, 2021 08:33pm
Russia files Sputnik V vaccine registration in Europe
World

Russia files Sputnik V vaccine registration in Europe

  • Russia's sovereign wealth fund RDIF has filed for registration of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union and expects it to be reviewed in February.
  • The Sputnik V vaccine has been approved in Argentina, Belarus, Serbia and several other countries.
Published 20 Jan, 2021 05:50pm
Paraguay approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
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Paraguay approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

  • The Russian Direct Investment Fund said the vaccine had been granted emergency use authorisation by Paraguay's regulators.
  • Other countries that approved the vaccine in this way so far include Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Algeria and Serbia.
Published 15 Jan, 2021 05:05pm
Mexico to conclude Sputnik vaccine approval process quickly
World

Mexico to conclude Sputnik vaccine approval process quickly

  • Mexico was considering acquiring 24 million doses of Sputnik V.
  • Separately, Lopez Obrador said his government would not be reserving information on Mexico's vaccine contracts despite officials previously saying they would be withheld for five years.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:15pm
Hungary says will not use Russian vaccine due to lack of capacity
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Hungary says will not use Russian vaccine due to lack of capacity

  • Hungary has participated in Russia's testing efforts and was an early recipient of small batches of Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine.
  • Hungarian premier Viktor Orban has come under criticism during his decade-long rule for building ties with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Published 31 Dec, 2020 08:00pm