The batch coded SV-030721M was tested on August 26 by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology - developer of the Sputnik V vaccine, and met quality requirements.

First Sputnik V vaccine batch successfully produced in Vietnam.

Vabiotech President Do Tuan Dat said the company will import semi-finished Sputnik V vaccine this month to pack them, thus helping Vietnam become self-sufficient in Sputnik V vaccine supply.

The vaccine makes use of heterogeneous boosting, meaning that it employs two different vectors over the course of the two shots, which the developer claims to provide longer immunity than ones that use the same delivery mechanism. The gap between two shots is three weeks.

According to the clinical test result announced on “The Lancet” magazine, Sputnik V’s efficacy amounts to 91.6 percent. After injection, 98 percent of volunteers produce antibodies against the virus.

The Vietnamese Health Ministry granted conditional approval of Sputnik V for emergency use on March 23. Later on July 21, Vabiotech officially announced the production of Sputnik V vaccine on a trial basis.

Dat added that Vabiotech is also pushing forward the registration of Sputnik Light vaccine that only needs one shot.

Bac Giang receives 200,000 Vero Cell vaccine doses

(BGO) – The Center of Disease Control (CDC) in Bac Giang province on September 20 received 200,000 Covid-19 Vero Cell vaccine doses allocated by the Ministry of Health.

Cuba to gift Vietnam 150,000 Covid vaccines

The Cuban defense ministry has promised to donate 150,000 doses of the country's indigenous Abdala Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam along with drugs to treat the disease.

Vietnam to buy 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Cuba

The Vietnamese government has agreed to use the provision of "choosing contractors in special cases" to purchase 10 million Abdala vaccine doses from Cuba.

Ministry of Health approves Abdala vaccine with conditions

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Friday gave initial approval for Cuba's Abdala Covid-19 vaccine to be used in Vietnam.

Funding for purchase of additional 20 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine approved

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on September 17 signed a decision on expense to buy nearly 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine BNT162 by Pfizer.

Source: NDO/VNA