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  India to produce 300 million doses of Sputnik vaccine

  India | December 19, 2020 8:15 IST

  Dmitriev noted that out of 110 production sites that negotiated production of Sputnik V, RDIF chose 10 that meet its requirements. "The Russian Sputnik V will be actively produced in the world and we see that this is built on a safe platform based on the human adenovirus," Dmitriev said.

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  India to produce over 300 million doses of Sputnik-V vaccine against coronavirus

  India | December 18, 2020 16:39 IST

  India may produce around 300 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in 2021, says Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).

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  Russia's Sputnik V vaccine's efficacy confirmed at 91.4 per cent

  India | December 14, 2020 21:00 IST

  Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.4 per cent effective in providing protection against COVID-19 and has demonstrated 100 per cent efficacy against severe coronavirus cases, the vaccine's developers said on Monday. 

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  Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine likely to offer 2-year protection: Developers

  World | December 13, 2020 17:58 IST

  Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is likely to offer two-year-long protection against Covid-19, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the vaccine's developer, Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, has claimed.

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  Oxford-AstraZeneca in ‘mix-match’ COVID-19 vaccine trial with Russia’s Sputnik

  World | December 12, 2020 21:40 IST

  The Oxford University and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, currently awaiting regulatory approvals, is set to be used for a “mix and match” trial with Russia’s Sputnik vaccine against the novel coronavirus, according to UK media reports.

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  No drinking alcohol for two months after Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine shot: Russian officials

  World | December 10, 2020 8:56 IST

  Russian officials have advised citizens to avoid drinking alcohol for two months after getting the Sputnik V vaccine shot. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said that people will have to observe extra precautions during the 42 days it takes for the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to become effective.

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  Clinical trial: 17 volunteers given Sputnik V vaccine in Pune

  India | December 06, 2020 18:31 IST

  A total of 17 volunteers have been administered Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a Pune hospital as part of the human clinical trials, doctors said on Sunday.

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  Dr Reddy's, RDIF commence clinical trials for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India

  India | December 02, 2020 9:58 IST

  Recently, RDIF had announced the second interim analysis of clinical trial data, which showed 91.4 per cent efficacy for the vaccine on day 28 after the first dose; and efficacy of over 95 per cent 42 days after the first dose.