Moscow, November 17, 2021 – The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine RDIF has demonstrated 96.3% efficacy and high safety profile based on new study of vaccinated individuals in the Republic of Belarus.
An article analyzing efficacy of Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus during vaccination campaign in Belarus has been published on the medRxiv preprint server for health sciences at:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.15.21265526v1
Efficacy of Sputnik V was measured based on data from more than 1.2 million people vaccinated with two components of the vaccine between January and September 2021. High efficacy of Sputnik V is confirmed on the background of Delta variant being prevailing in Belarus since July 2021.
Study also confirmed high safety profile of Sputnik V:
Reported adverse events following vaccination were mild or moderate;
No deaths related to the vaccination.
New data complements previous data on high efficacy and safety of Sputnik V during vaccination campaign in Belarus between January and July 2021 showing the Russian vaccine has demonstrated 97.2% efficacy against coronavirus based on data from more than 860,000 people.
Belarus was the first foreign country to register Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus and use it for vaccination of the population.
RDIF and partners have facilitated the technology transfer to localize the production of Sputnik V by Belarus’s Belmedpreparaty company, which is successfully manufacturing Sputnik V. In April 2021 the vaccine produced in Belarus was authorized by the Ministry of Health.
In April 2021 the single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine (the first component of Sputnik V based on human adenovirus serotype 26) was also registered in Belarus.
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Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is Russia's sovereign wealth fund established in 2011 to make equity co-investments, primarily in Russia, alongside reputable international financial and strategic investors. RDIF acts as a catalyst for direct investment in the Russian economy. RDIF’s management company is based in Moscow. Currently, RDIF has experience of the successful joint implementation of more than 80 projects with foreign partners totaling RUB 2.1 tn and covering 95% of the regions of the Russian Federation. RDIF portfolio companies employ more than 800,000 people and generate revenues which equate to more than 6% of Russia’s GDP. RDIF has established joint strategic partnerships with leading international co-investors from more than 18 countries that total more than $40 bn. Further information can be found at rdif.ru
For additional information contact:
Alexey Urazov Russian Direct Investment Fund Director for External Communications Mobile: +7 915 312 76 65 E-mail: [email protected]
Andrew Leach / Maria Shiryaevskaya Hudson Sandler Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
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