Russia's Corona vaccine 'Sputnik V' arrives in India, will help in the third phase of vaccination campaign

New Delhi, 1 May 2021 Saturday

Russia's Sputnik vaccine has arrived in India today amid a shortage of corona vaccine in India. The arrival of Sputnik vaccine in India will boost the third phase of vaccination campaign. The third phase of vaccination for people between the ages of 18 and 44 has started in India from today. Is.

The Sputnik vaccine has been developed by the Mamalaya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. Sputnik V is a two-dose vaccine. Will be done.

The viability of the vaccine was initially questioned, although trial data published in The Lancet later in February this year showed the vaccine to be safe and effective, although it was 91.6 percent effective in the third phase test of the Covid-19 vaccine Spabatnik-V. Has been proven, and no side effects have been observed, according to an interim analysis of data published in The Lancet Journal. The results of the study are based on an analysis of data collected from about 20,000 volunteers.

#WATCH The first consignment of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia arrive in Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/PqH3vN6ytg

- ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2021