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Russia Submits COVID-19 Vaccine to WHO For Prequalification
October 27, 2020 • 9:55 am CDT
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced it has submitted applications to the World Health Organization (WHO) for an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) and prequalification of the Sputnik V vaccine on October 27, 2020.
In a pandemic, accelerated registration of the vaccine under the EUL will make the Russian vaccine available to the whole world in a shorter time compared to conventional procedures and support global efforts to prevent coronavirus infection.
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the RDIF said in a press statement: “The Russian Federation was the first in the world to register the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus, which was created on a safe, effective and well-studied platform of human adenoviral vectors."
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