Russian COVID-19 vaccine to cost less than $20, free for citizens – By Al Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera) / Nov 24 2020
Sputnik V vaccine is 95 percent effective according to second interim analysis of clinical trial data, developers say.
Russia’s two-shot Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will cost less than $20 per person on international markets and will be free of charge for Russian citizens, according to a statement on the official Sputnik V Twitter account.
Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund, told the Reuters news agency Sputnik V earlier on Tuesday that it would be priced significantly lower than rivals with similar efficacy levels.
He was speaking after RDIF and the Gamaleya National Center said new clinical trial data based on 39 confirmed cases and 18,794 patients who got both shots had shown that Sputnik V was 91.4 percent effective on day 28 and more than 95 percent effective on day 42.
The announcements come as several drugmakers unveil positive interim data in a scientific race to curb the global pandemic.
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