Sputnik V vaccine 83% effective against Delta variant of coronavirus: Russian health minister

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New Delhi, Aug 11, 2021: Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is 83 per cent effective against the Delta variant of the virus causing Covid-19, the Russian health minister said on Wednesday. Besides this, developers of Sputnik V stated that the vaccine is effective against "all new strains of coronavirus".

 

Speaking to reporters, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the efficacy of Sputnik V vaccine against the Delta variant of coronavirus is approximately 83 per cent. He added that the vaccine’s efficacy against a severe course of Covid-19 surpasses 95 per cent.

"Today, the Sputnik V vaccine demonstrates the most effective results on prevention, on fighting the Delta strain. The latest results indicate that the efficacy is about 83 per cent, this is already the Russian data, provided to us courtesy of our clinical colleagues," Mikhail Murashko was quoted as saying by Russian news agency TASS.

According to the report, the health minister added that Sputnik V "prevents those serious diseases that require hospitalisation".

SPUTNIK V EFFECTIVE AGAINST NEW STRAINS

Meanwhile, Alexander Gintsburg, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology that developed the Sputnik V vaccine, said it has found to be effective against all new strains of coronavirus.

"As evidence from the circulation among the public shows, the vaccine is completely safe and highly effective. It is effective not only immediately against those strains it was developed for, but also against the numerous strains that have emerged recently and are constantly attacking us," Gintsburg was quoted as saying by TAAS.

ONE YEAR OF SPUTNIK V

August 11 (today) also marks the first anniversary of Sputnik V’s registration in Russia when it became the first officially certified vaccine against coronavirus worldwide.

The export of Sputnik V to other countries began at the end of 2020 with deliveries to Belarus. As of August 2021, Sputnik V has been approved in 69 countries and territories with the total population surpassing 3.7 billion people. The vaccine is today being used in more than 50 countries.

Sputnik V is among the four Covid-19 vaccines that have received an emergency use authorisation from India’s drug controller.

Courtesy:India Today