Vietnam produces first test batch of Sputnik V vaccine

29/07/2021 07:55

VABIOTECH, one of Vietnam’s leading pharmaceutical companies, and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) have announced the production of a test batch of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in Vietnam.

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Sputnik V vaccine packaging is conducted at the Company for Vaccine and Biological Production No.1 (VABIOTECH) in Hanoi. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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Glass vials for the vaccine are dried, washed and put into a rotating chain to remove all impurities before packaging. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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The process of injecting Sputnik V vaccine into the vials is fully automated. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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The first samples taken from this batch will be transported to the Gamaleya Center, the Russian research institute that develops the Sputnik V vaccine, for quality control. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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The vaccines manufactured in Vietnam will be used in the country's National Expanded Programme for Immunisation, as it is dealing with a severe fourth wave of infections while the vaccine supply is still limited. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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Sputnik V vaccine, which enjoys the title of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for use, was given conditional authorisation in Vietnam on March 23, following AstraZeneca. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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Sputnik V is one of the COVID-19 vaccines that have a publicly available price (less than 10 USD a jab), and also can be stored at standard refrigerator temperatures (2-8 degrees Celsius) without the need for ultra cold chain storage. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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The vaccine makes use of heterogeneous boosting, meaning that it employs two different vectors for the two shots in a course of vaccination, which the developer claims to provide longer immunity than the ones that use the same delivery mechanism. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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The vaccine employs two different vectors for the two shots in a course of vaccination. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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Vials of Sputnik V vaccine can be stored at standard refrigerator temperatures (2-8 degrees Celsius) without the need for ultra cold chain storage. (Photo: VNP/VNA)