Russia’s Sputnik V shot around 90% effective against Delta variant
MOSCOW: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 is around 90% effective against the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus, its developers said on Tuesday.
The shot, which Russia has actively marketed abroad, was previously found by researchers to be almost 92% effective against the original strain of coronavirus.
Denis Logunov, deputy director of Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute which developed Sputnik V, said the Delta variant efficacy figure was calculated based on digital medical and vaccine records, the RIA news agency reported.
Russian authorities have blamed a recent surge in Covid-19 cases on the infectious Delta variant, which they say accounts for around 90% of all new cases, and on the reluctance of many Russians to get vaccinated.
Countries around the globe have sounded the alarm over the Delta variant, according to Alexander Gintsburg, director of the Gamaleya Institute.
In one case the share of Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant more than doubled in Germany within a week and is likely to gain more traction over other variants, a senior health official said on Monday.
Russia, which has a population of around 144 million, has approved four domestically-made vaccines and recorded some 5.5 million infections since the start of the pandemic.
MOSCOW: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 is around 90% effective against the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus, its developers said on Tuesday.
The shot, which Russia has actively marketed abroad, was previously found by researchers to be almost 92% effective against the original strain of coronavirus.
Denis Logunov, deputy director of Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute which developed Sputnik V, said the Delta variant efficacy figure was calculated based on digital medical and vaccine records, the RIA news agency reported.
Russian authorities have blamed a recent surge in Covid-19 cases on the infectious Delta variant, which they say accounts for around 90% of all new cases, and on the reluctance of many Russians to get vaccinated.
Countries around the globe have sounded the alarm over the Delta variant, according to Alexander Gintsburg, director of the Gamaleya Institute.
In one case the share of Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant more than doubled in Germany within a week and is likely to gain more traction over other variants, a senior health official said on Monday.
Russia, which has a population of around 144 million, has approved four domestically-made vaccines and recorded some 5.5 million infections since the start of the pandemic.
Sadly, Putin's Russia no longer has independent institutions.
ReplyDeletePeople who oppose Putin or try to remain independent of the Regime have bad things happen to them.
What is claimed about Sputnik may well be true, or it may "sexed up".
Who knows the true story ?
Right wise, with all the current covid vaccines in circulation!
ReplyDeleteThe true story would be told many many moons down the road.
But it has been 32 years already since June 1989, still plenty of people prefer to believe the lies of Tiananmen massacre! Wakakakaka
DeleteMaybe Putin got his new BFF's Sinovac? Ha ha ha....
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Coronavirus: Russia's Putin gets vaccine but without cameras
By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News, Moscow
23 March 2021
Although he has previously been filmed on horseback, ice skating and flying with Siberian cranes, he chose to be vaccinated behind closed doors.
The Kremlin has not specified which vaccine Mr Putin received.
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