Russia Submits COVID-19 Vaccine to WHO For Prequalification

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."