India, Russia working on Covid vaccine |
India`s Health Ministry on Tuesday said that it is communication with Russia as far as the latter`s Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V is concerned. Addressing the press briefing on the novel coronavirus in New Delhi, Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said as far as the vaccine Sputnik V developed by Russia is concerned, “both the countries are in communication. Some initial information has been shared while some detailed information is awaited”. Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced weeks back that his country has developed the “world`s first vaccine against COVID-19”, which works “quite effectively” against the disease. Last week, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund said the country is looking for a partnership with India for producing the vaccine. Dmitriev had said that several nations are interested in the production of the vaccine from countries in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. He said, “The production of the vaccine is a very important issue. Currently, we are looking for a partnership with India. We believe that they are capable of producing the Gamaleya vaccine and it is very important to say that those partnerships to produce the vaccine will enable us to cover the demand that we have.” The Indian embassy in Moscow is also in touch with the Russian medical research institute that has developed the vaccine.
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