Venezuela has signed a contract with Russia to supply 10 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, said Vice President Delsi Rodriguez.
“Venezuela has just signed a contract for the acquisition of the Sputnik V vaccine, we are in the first stage, the contract has been signed to vaccinate 10 million people. … This is a safe vaccine, it is a step forward for us. We are ready to start vaccination of the population as soon as possible “, – quotes Rodriguez” RIA Novosti “.
Earlier it was reported that the first batch of Russian vaccine against coronavirus “Sputnik V” arrived in Belarus, as well as in Argentina.
On August 11, Russia registered the world's first coronavirus vaccine, dubbed Sputnik V. The drug was developed by the N.I. N.F. Gamalei. The vaccine underwent clinical trials in June and July. The Russian Direct Investment Fund reported that according to the results of the first interim analysis of the third phase of clinical trials, the effectiveness of Sputnik V in Russia was 96.9%.
