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Just two days after the vaccine success reports from pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer, Russia submitted data for its “Sputnik V” vaccine. This shows a 92 percent effectiveness in protecting against Covid-19, the Russian state fund said. RDIF on Wednesday, citing the interim results of a study with. “We have a very effective vaccine,” said Kirill Dmitriev, director of the state fund that funds the research.
With “Sputnik V”, Russia was the first country in the world to approve a corona vaccine in August, and thus received criticism from experts because it had only been tested in humans for less than two months. BioNTech and Pfizer announced positive results from a crucial study with a corona vaccine as the world’s No. 1 company on Monday. Consequently, their vaccination offered more than 90 percent protection against Covid-19. This news caused euphoria around the world and sparked a fireworks display on the stock exchanges.