The efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine against the delta strain of coronavirus is about 83%. In addition, the effectiveness of the drug against severe covid cases exceeds 95%, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told reporters on Wednesday.
"Today, the Sputnik V vaccine shows the most effective results for prevention, and against the delta strain. The latest results show that the effectiveness is about 83%, this is already Russian data, our fellow clinicians kindly provided us with them," he said.
The minister emphasized that the vaccine effectively protects against the severe course of coronavirus infection. "The vaccine prevents almost 95% of the severe course of the new coronavirus infection, and what is important, it prevents these severe diseases requiring hospitalization. In other words, this drug is effective today and continues to work," noted Murashko, adding that the vaccine also has a high safety profile.
The Sputnik V vaccine was registered in Russia one year ago, on August 11, 2020, becoming the first officially registered drug of this type in the world. At the end of 2020, exports of Sputnik V began, and it has now been approved in 69 countries and territories with a total population of more than 3.7 billion people.
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Based on materials from TASS