Sputnik V

COVID-19 is not over yet and why vaccination is important for better fighting chance

Vaccination is a worldwide accepted strategy to encounter the COVID-19 as soon as possible with the vaccines approved by their public health authorities

First dose of Sputnik V to be given as booster to those vaccinated with Russian vaccine, NTAGI recommends

The two doses of Sputnik V vaccine have separate compositions -- the first dose contains a recombinant adenovirus type 26 (rAd26-S) and the second dose a recombinant adenovirus 5 (rAd5-S)

COVID-19: Do we need new variant-targeted vaccines and how is Sputnik V better

Some SARS-CoV-2 variants are labelled as variants of concern if they become more infective, render available treatment ineffective or become more lethal. The new variants my reduce the protection offered in a population against the old variants acquired by infection or vaccination.

Sputnik V: Russian vaccine proves best in protection against COVID-related mortality, shows study

The vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, is based on a safe and tested human adenovirus vector platform

Russian president Vladimir Putin tests experimental COVID-19 nasal vaccine

In recent weeks, Russia has been swept by its highest ever COVID-19 surge, with officials regularly registering record-high numbers of new infections and deaths

Vladimir Putin orders citizens to stay off work for a week starting 30 October in a bid to tackle rising COVID-19 cases

The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic

'Don't worry, everything is fine': Vladimir Putin coughs repeateadly on conference call with top officials

Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 29,409 new confirmed cases — the highest number this year and just slightly lower than the pandemic record reached in December.

Data on Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is still under review for emergency use approval: WHO

Russia seeks Indian government's nod for export of Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine

Over the past months, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has been working closely with Indian pharmaceutical companies to ramp up the production of the Sputnik vaccine in India

How does the COVID-19 vaccine work once it enters the body – Roadmap for kids and adults

As soon as the vaccine is inside the tissue cells, it uses the instructions to create spike proteins. This process usually takes less than 12 hours.