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Covid: Sputnik V vaccine “light” version approved in Russia

Russian coronavirus Sputnik V vaccine "light" version has been approved. This is what the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced this early May, 2021 saying that only one dose of Sputnik V could be enough to protect people vaccinated. The goal? Bringing a “temporary” solution to countries the most hit by the pandemic and enable to eradicate the spread of the virus quicker.

Covid: Russian Sputnik V vaccine not to be approved before late June, Clément Beaune says

This Tuesday January 19, 2021, as the Russian authorities sought approval for issuing their Covid vaccine, Sputnik V, mostly developed by the Russian direct investment fund, from the European Medicines Agency, French State Secretary for European Affairs Clément Beaune announced the vaccine was unlikely to be approve before late June.

Covid: Sputnik V vaccine soon to be manufactured in France?

Sputnik V vaccine soon to be manufactured in several EU countries including France… The Russian Direct Investment Fund announced this Monday March 15 that production agreements have recently been signed with Spanish, German, and French factories. Production sites meet those in Italy, that already signed a manufacturing deal.

Covid-19: Russian vaccine Sputnik V is 91.6% effective, The Lancet says

As in November 2020 results of the Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik V sparked many doubts given the lack of transparency and as they cut corners in the development of the vaccine, this Tuesday February 2, independent experts released their own assessment in The Lancet. Good news: Sputnik V is 91.6% effective - and not 95% as previously announced. The vaccine is waiting for approval from the European Union to be authorized for marketing very soon.

Covid: can you be contagious although vaccinated?

As the whole world is waiting for the vaccine that will put an end to the coronavirus epidemic, the French Haute Autorité de Santé expresses a doubt as to the ability of the vaccine to stop from spreading, even though it is effective.