Sputnik V

Sputnik V is the Russian Gamaleya Research Institute's vaccine against covid-19.

Sputnik V, named after the Earth's first artificial satellite.

"V" в названии нашей вакцины означает победу (от англ. Victory. — Прим. ред.), и мы желаем народу Аргентины победы над этим заболеванием", — объяснил он.

Other names

 * (ru) Гам-КОВИД-Вак
 * Gam-Covid-Vac

External

 * sputnikvaccine.com
 * Sputnik moment

News

 * 26 May 2021, Politico.eu, Slovakia approves Russian vaccine, defying its own regulator, The news is a a rare bright spot for Sputnik, which has been hit with several setbacks recently.
 * 11 May 2021, Politico.eu, Rollout of Sputnik vaccine in Slovakia still in doubt, The health ministry cited ‘insufficient information,’ contradicting statements from Finance Minister Igor Matovič.
 * 29 Apr 2021, Politico.eu, Czech regulator: We need more data to assess Sputnik vaccine, It’s also the latest setback in what has been a rocky week for the Russian jab. But it's also the latest setback in what has been a rocky week for the Russian jab. On Wednesday, Brazil's drug regulator said it had found abnormalities in its Sputnik V samples, leading it to refuse to import the vaccine. This follows a negative assessment from Slovakia's drug regulator earlier in the month, when it said that the Sputnik V doses delivered were different to those supplied elsewhere or to the European Medicines Agency.
 * 28 Apr 2021, Politico.eu, EU warns of disinformation campaign linked to Russia’s Sputnik vaccine, A new report warns that ‘pro-Kremlin disinformation actors aim to undermine and fragment the common European approach’ on vaccines.
 * 12 Apr 2021, Politico.eu, Czech government fires anti-Sputnik vaccine foreign minister, He’s the second anti-Russia government minister ousted in the last week.
 * 10 Apr 2021, Politico.eu, Kurz: Austria concludes Sputnik V negotiations, The European Medicines Agency is still carrying out a rolling review of the Russian jab.
 * 08 Apr 2021, Politico.eu, Germany starting talks to buy Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, Malta, meanwhile, pushed for a joint EU approach. EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, however, stood firm that the Commission cannot do that, saying the EU executive can't sign an advance purchasing agreement for a vaccine that has already been made, and that there is very limited production capacity to make Sputnik in the EU, according to the two diplomats. Et pourquoi pas ?
 * 07 Apr 2021, Politico.eu, Czech health minister fired after refusing to back Russian vaccine, The country’s president is an active proponent of Sputnik V.
 * 07 Apr 2021, Politico.eu, Bavaria to sign preliminary purchase agreement for Sputnik vaccine, Some 2.5 million doses of the Russian vaccine would be produced and administered in Bavaria if EU regulator gives green light.
 * 06 Apr 2021, Politico.eu, European regional leaders attempt Sputnik V purchases, Madrid’s president is the latest to try to sidestep national authorities to acquire the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine.
 * 30 Mar 2021, Politico.eu, Austria in talks with Russia for 1M Sputnik vaccine doses, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz first telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 26 to discuss possible deliveries of the Russian vaccine.
 * 29 Mar 2021, (fr) FranceInfo.fr, Covid-19 : la Chine va produire 60 millions de doses du vaccin russe Spoutnik V, Moscou cherche à diversifier les sources de production de son vaccin, alors que la Russie peine à vacciner sa propre population.
 * 24 Mar 2021, Politico.eu, Germany urges Commission to purchase Sputnik vaccine at EU level, Berlin wants Brussels to start negotiations with Moscow while the vaccine awaits regulatory approval.
 * 23 Mar 2021, Politico.eu, EU regulator to inspect Sputnik V vaccine facilities in Russia, EMA chief Emer Cooke said the agency is evaluating the vaccine “in the same way that we have evaluated all the other vaccines that have submitted information to us.”
 * 22 Mar 2021, (fr) LeFigaro.fr, Spoutnik V : Poutine dénonce les critiques européennes et va se faire vacciner, Alors que plus de deux millions de Russes ont reçu deux doses du vaccin russe, Vladimir Poutine a annoncé qu'il se ferait vacciner contre le Covid-19 ce mardi.
 * 22 Mar 2021, Bloomberg.com, Fauci says Russian covid vaccine looks ‘quite effective’
 * 9 Mar 2021, (fr) FranceInfo.fr, Covid-19 : l'Agence européenne du médicament déconseille l'autorisation en urgence du vaccin Spoutnik V
 * 08 Mar 2021, Politico.eu, Russian fund signs Italy deal for production of Sputnik vaccine, The company will be able to start production in July and produce 10 million doses by year end.
 * 05 Mar 2021, Politico.eu, Russia’s Sputnik puts EU regulator in tight corner, Experts will have to set politics aside as they assess the data for coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.
 * 04 Mar 2021, EMA, EMA starts rolling review of the Sputnik V covid-19 vaccine
 * 04 Mar 2021, Politico.eu, EU regulator (EMA) launches rolling review of Sputnik V vaccine, So far, two EU countries, Hungary and Slovakia, have already gone ahead with Sputnik on a national basis.
 * 17 Feb 2021, Politico.eu, Von der Leyen asks Russia why it’s selling Sputnik abroad before vaccinating citizens: Her comments come as more countries in Central and Eastern Europe are warming up to the Russian-made jab.
 * 17 Feb 2021, Politico.eu, Russia’s ‘geopolitical’ vaccine: Is Sputnik too good to be true?: The homegrown shot gives Moscow the opportunity to inject itself into European politics.
 * 11 Feb 2021, Mystery deepens over Russian vaccine maker’s regulatory filing: The Sputnik V team and the EMA have different accounts on the status of its vaccine approval application.
 * 02 Feb 2021, Politico.eu, Russian coronavirus vaccine achieves over 90 percent efficacy: Lancet: The clinical trial also analyzed people over 60 and found the jab was 91.8 percent effective.
 * 21 Jan 2021, Politico.eu, Hungary becomes first EU country to approve Russia’s coronavirus vaccine