50 Countries Interested in Russia's Coronavirus Vaccine

On September 29, 2020, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced more than 50 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States have applied for access to the Sputnik V vaccine. The RDIF had announced earlier supply agreements with Mexico for 32 million doses, with Brazil for up to 50 million doses, India for 100 million doses, and Uzbekistan for up to 35 million doses.

Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the RDIF stated: "... is ready to supply Sputnik V vaccine to countries of the region as novel coronavirus infection is our common enemy which can be defeated only by joining our efforts”.

Post-registration clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine involving 40,000 volunteers are currently ongoing with the first results expected to be published in October-November 2020, stated the RDIF press release.