Some 10-11 Million People Received Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine - Developer
Faizan Hashmi Published April 21, 2021 | 12:00 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st April, 2021) About 10-11 million people got vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of Gamaleya institute that developed the vaccine, said on Tuesday.
"About 10-11 million have been vaccinated, and maybe even more, if you take into account foreign countries," Gintsburg said during his appearance on Channel One.
Sputnik V, the world's first registered COVID-19 vaccine, has been authorized for emergency use in 60 countries across the globe. According to an interim analysis from the trial published in The Lancet, the vaccine has 91.6 percent efficacy.
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