AstraZeneca to test combination of AZD1222 and Sputnik V vaccines
AstraZeneca will begin testing whether they can improve the efficacy of AZD1222 by combining it with the Ad26 human adenoviral vector from Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine.
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AstraZeneca will begin testing whether they can improve the efficacy of AZD1222 by combining it with the Ad26 human adenoviral vector from Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine.
Phase III trial interim data has shown that Russia's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Sputnik V, is 91.4 percent effective.
Russia’s Sputnik V, a potential COVID-19 vaccine, was 92 percent effective at protecting people from the coronavirus, interim results have shown.
Prashant Khadayate, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, explains what the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic is in India and what vaccine options are currently under development/testing.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine should enable 25 percent of the population to be vaccinated.
Preliminary data from Phase I/II trails evaluating the vaccine reveal 100 percent of participants had a humoral and cellular response, with no serious adverse events reported.
A COVID-19 vaccine dubbed “Sputnik V” has been given regulatory approval in Russia, before completing its clinical trials.