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  Top scientist Andrey Botikovbehind Russia's Sputnik V Covid vaccine 'strangled' to death with a belt

  World | March 04, 2023 14:18 IST

  Andrey Botikov, who worked as a senior researcher at the Gamaleya National Research Center for Ecology and Mathematics, was found dead in his apartment on Thursday, Russian News Agency TASS quoted the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation as saying.

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  1st dose to be given as booster to those vaccinated with Sputnik V, NTAGI recommends

  India | April 30, 2022 20:45 IST

  Many Sputnik V recipients who had taken their second dose way back in July last year are unable to get the booster shot. The two doses of Sputnik V are administered at a gap of 21-30 days.

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  Single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine receives emergency use approval from DCGI

  India | February 06, 2022 21:05 IST

  Sputnik Light Covid vaccine is the 9th vaccine to be approved for emergency use in India.

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  Government panel recommends emergency use authorisation for single-dose COVID jab Sputnik Light

  India | February 05, 2022 12:19 IST

  The interim data of the efficacy trial from Russia has shown an efficacy of 65.4 per cent against COVID-19, 21 days after immunisation.

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  Sputnik V shows strong protection against Omicron, claims study

  Health | January 21, 2022 11:29 IST

  The study was conducted at the leading Italian research institute for infectious diseases, by a joint Italian-Russian team of researchers representing the Institute and the Gamaleya Center in the equal laboratory conditions on comparable sera samples from individuals vaccinated with Sputnik V and Pfizer with a similar level of IgG antibodies and virus neutralising activity (VNA) against Wuhan variant, said a report.

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  Sputnik V, Sputnik Light will neutralise new Covid variant Omicron: RDIF

  World | November 30, 2021 7:10 IST

  The Gamaleya Institute believes that both Sputnik V and Sputnik Light will neutralise the latest Omicron variant, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement.

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  Sputnik light COVID vaccine to be launched in India by December

  India | November 24, 2021 21:29 IST

  Russia's Health Ministry will register the Sputnik vaccine for children aged 12-17 on Wednesday, with shots expected to be available at the end of December.

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  Centre allows export of Russian Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine made in India

  India | October 10, 2021 14:53 IST

  Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V which is being used in India's anti-COVID inoculation programme after getting emergency use authorisation from India's Drug Regulator in April.

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  WHO still reviewing Sputnik V vaccine, as Russia presses bid

  World | October 05, 2021 19:36 IST

  The World Health Organisation is still reviewing data about Russia's Sputnik V vaccine as part of hopes that it can be approved by the UN health agency for emergency use against coronavirus, but said Tuesday that no decision is imminent.

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  Sputnik's single-dose vaccine gets DCGI nod for phase-III trials in India

  India | September 15, 2021 14:20 IST

  CDSCO in July had refused to grant emergency-use authorisation to Sputnik-Light, ruling out the need for the conduct of the phase III trial of the Russian vaccine in the country.

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  India's vaccination drive makes rapid strides, 70% people to get at least one dose by November

  India | August 13, 2021 16:23 IST

  According to an SBI report, 43 per cent of the eligible population in India stands vaccinated against Covid-19 with the first dose and 12 per cent with the second dose.

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  Single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine set for launch in September, likely to be priced at Rs 750: Report

  India | August 13, 2021 10:03 IST

  Panacea Biotec has partnered Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to launch the Russian Sputnik V vaccine in India.

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  Delay in delivery of Sputnik V to be fully resolved in August

  India | August 05, 2021 6:44 IST

  Mentioning the doubling of the capacity of Sputnik V in September, the release stated, "Sputnik V has built production partnership with producers in 14 countries and will additionally double its capacity in September.

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  Made in India Sputnik V to be available during September- October: Dr Reddy's

  India | July 27, 2021 17:49 IST

  Dr Reddy's, which has tied up with Russian Direct Investment Fund for Sputnik V in India, soft-launched the vaccine in India in May 2021 after receiving Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in April 2021.

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  SII signs pact with RDIF to manufacture Sputnik V, production to begin in September

  India | July 13, 2021 14:05 IST

  The RDIF and Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer, will start production of Sputnik V vaccine in September.

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  Sputnik V soft launched in over 50 cities in India: Dr Reddy's Laboratories

  India | July 13, 2021 10:27 IST

  Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd, which soft-launched Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V on May 14 has expanded the pilot project to over 50 other cities and towns in the country.

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  Sputnik V gives 90 pc protection against Delta strain of COVID-19: Scientist

  World | July 11, 2021 11:53 IST

  Russia became the first country in the world to register a vaccine against the coronavirus, dubbed Sputnik V, in August 2020.

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  Sputnik V trials among 12-17s start in Moscow

  World | July 05, 2021 19:41 IST

  Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova said 100 volunteers have been recruited who haven't been previously infected with the coronavirus and don't have health issues that would prevent them from getting the shots.

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  Fortis, Apollo roll out Sputnik V at 2 hospitals in Delhi-NCR; over 3,000 vaccinated

  India | July 02, 2021 8:48 IST

  Indraprastha Apollo in Delhi started administering Sputnik V in a staged manner from Wednesday. Around 1,000 people have been vaccinated so far, a hospital spokesperson said.

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  Tejashwi, Tej Pratap take Sputnik shots; face NDA taunts over choosing 'foreign' brand

  India | July 01, 2021 9:26 IST

  Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav, both the sons of Lalu Prasad Yadav, took their Sputnik shots at the Medanta hospital in Patna.