This week I got vaccinated with Sputnik V, the COVID-19 vaccine that Russian President Vladimir Putin is promoting as the best in the world. As a resident of Moscow and a journalist, I'm entitled ...

Sputnik V can be kept in a standard refrigerator at 2-8 degrees Celsius, which makes it a bit easier to store than some other vaccines -- the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine needs to be stored at minus 70 ...

Sputnik V’s long-lasting T-cell immunity contributes to 80% efficacy against Delta on months 6-8, the statement said. Sputnik Light as a booster significantly increases virus neutralising ...

A small preliminary laboratory study has shown that levels of Omicron-neutralising antibodies of people vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine did not decline as much as of those who had ...

The Russian coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, was 92 percent effective at preventing symptomatic illness in a large clinical trial, robust protection that puts it in line with top vaccines developed ...

Sputnik V, which in a February study was found to be safe and 91% effective in trials involving 20,000 people in Russia, is also being reviewed by the European Union’s regulator, ...

If Sputnik V once looked like a vital tool for the Kremlin’s geopolitical ambition, it now looks like another victim of it. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, ...

The developer of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine says it will work on adapting it to the new omicron COVID-19 variant. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Is Sputnik V Safe Here's What To Know In the trial period, all those who were given the vaccine jab developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. According to the reports, no serious adverse events were detected.

By design, Sputnik V uses two adenoviruses, with a different virus given in each of the vaccine’s two doses. The first shot is a spike-loaded adenovirus type 26 (Ad26), an adenovirus first ...

The second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine will be available at a government session site in Gurugram from Saturday, almost 21 days after the first shot of the vaccine was administered.