News Forum - Vietnam signs deal to expand production of Sputnik V vaccine

[Thaiger]

Vietnam has struck a deal with Moscow to expand their production of the Russian-made Covid-19 vaccines Sputnik V. Vietnam has been producing the Sputnik vaccines already, but a new deal will allow more Sputnik V vaccines to be manufactured as well as the Sputnik Light vaccine. The expanded deal was made during a visit to Russia by Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the President of Vietnam this week and the announcement was made yesterday by RDIF, the Russia-based sovereign wealth fund that handles the international marketing of the Sputnik vaccine. The Vietnamese President signed the deal on behalf of the state-owned VABIOTECH […]

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[Smithydog]

Like an old advertisement.....

Is the "Sputnik Light" vaccine the vaccine you have when not having a vaccine?

[Jason]

Communist only trusting another communist..... 

[Dedinbed]

6 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Sputnik V

is the Lada of the vaccine community .?

[El_Trauco]

This is what happens when you can't convince your own people take it.

About 36% of Russians have been fully vaccinated. This despite Sputnik V being the first to market. (Note: Before phase 3 trials were run.)

Here's a screenshot of the trials conducted on Sputnik Light, the great coverage? Less filling vaccine.

[El_Trauco]

Just for comparison here are the phase 3 enrollment numbers for Moderna.

[Stonker]

7 hours ago, Smithydog said:

Like an old advertisement.....

Is the "Sputnik Light" vaccine the vaccine you have when not having a vaccine?

That seems the general view, in many ways !

[El_Trauco]

https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/11/15/what-went-wrong-with-russia-s-sputnik-v-vaccine-rollout-pub-85783

Interesting read.

[oldschooler]

Sputnik unapproved by the West (insufficient reputable data). Probably,like Sinovac, fairly ineffective against Delta & Omicron, but “better than nothing”, especially in Russia & Vietnam where it’s Sputnik or ….. nothing.