Sputnik V developers receive state awards

Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko presented state awards to the staff of the Center. Gamaleya, who developed the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus. More than 40 people were awarded. “For active participation in the creation and production of a vaccine against the causative agent of coronavirus infection, the Order of Honor was awarded to one of the authors of the vector viral platform Boris Savelievich Naroditsky – Deputy Director for Research of the Department of the Gamaleya Center” Institute of Virology named after DI Ivanovsky “. It is on this platform that the best Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, has been developed. “Sputnik V” is the world’s first registered vaccine against COVID-19. It was registered on August 11, 2020. The drug is currently approved in 70 countries. Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) resumed the approval procedure for the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Previously, WHO paused vaccine registration. What does approval mean for a vaccine….