Russia to convey more than 1 million Sputnik V shots at home by year-end: Minister

Russia to convey more than 1 million Sputnik V shots at home by year-end: Minister

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  • Post By : Kumar Jeetendra

  • Source: PTI

  • Date: 31 Dec,2020

Russia will have supplied more than 1 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to its own national inoculation programme by the end of the year, a government minister said on Wednesday.

Russia, which started rolling out the vaccine in early December, has thus far produced more than 2 million doses in total, Industry Minister Denis Manturov told state television.

The Sputnik V vaccine is administered in two doses, which use various elements, 21 days apart.

The current production rate will permit the vaccine to be rolled out across Russia’s regions and be exported to other countries at exactly the exact same time, Manturov said.

Russia sent 300,000 doses of the vaccine to Argentina last week, causing frustration at home, with some people arguing that more shots should be made available at home. .

Russia also said that 599 people had died in the last 24 hours, taking the official death toll to 56,426, though excess mortality data suggests the actual figure is around triple that.

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