Sputnik v vaccine - Sputnik V Vaccine: View Uses, Side Effects, Price and Substitutes

DW tries to separate the facts from the propaganda.

India is facing yet another challenge in terms of fighting Covid pandemic.

Gamaleas and the pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and R-Pharm announced the signing of an agreement on developing and implementing a clinical research program to assess the immunogenicity and safety of the combined use of the Sputnik V vaccine.

The is then trained to generate an immune response to the spike protein, which provides protection against the real SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Looking at the data on the number of Sputnik V vaccinations so far, the CoWin portal has stated that around 12,22,845 Sputnik V vaccinations have been administered till now; however, presently the site shows no availability of Sputnik dosages at any hospitals government or private in Delhi.

Findings: In this cohort study of 663,602 participants, the use of specific COVID-19 vaccines was associated with a significant reduction in all-cause death, COVID-related death, and documented infection with the use of one dose and even more with the use of two doses.