Vietnam produces first test batch of Sputnik V vaccine


Sputnik V vaccine vials. — Photo sputnikvaccine.com

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam has manufactured the first test batch of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V, according to an announcement by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Vietnamese pharmaceutical company VABIOTECH released on Wednesday (July 21).

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.

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