Russia presents 1,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Vietnam
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Vials of Sputnik V vaccine (Photo: ABC)

As reported by Vietnamnet, Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong granted conditional approval for Sputnik V for urgent COVID-19 containment demands Tuesday afternoon.

The proposal was earlier made by the Center for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals (Polyvac). Polyvac is in charge of coordinating with Generium JSC – Sputnik V’s manufacturer – to promptly respond to the Vietnam Ministry of Health (MOH)’s request, giving data, proactively updating information related to Sputnik V throughout the procedures in Vietnam.

The Drug Administration of Vietnam will issue the license to import Sputnik V once the importer's dossier is finished. Vaccine import management and quality control will be done in line with MOH’s protocols.

MOH also tasks the Department of Science, Technology and Training to conduct clinical assessments on the safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, the National Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals will be responsible for testing the vaccine ahead of vaccination.

MOH greenlighted Sputnik V based on its safety, quality and effectiveness data provided by Polyvac as of February 25.

To date, Vietnam has authorized two imported COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use. Earlier in January, UK’s AstraZeneca was licensed and is currently the sole vaccine used in the country’s vaccination campaign which kicked off on March 8.

A box of Sputnik V (Photo: Sputnik)

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev on March 16 has handed over a batch of Sputnik V vaccine to Vietnam on President Vladimir Putin’s decision.

As reported by VNE, Patrushev made the donation during his two-day visit to Hanoi for Russia-Vietnam security consultations on March 16-17.

The Sputnik V doses, which must be refrigerated at minus 18 degrees Celcius, have been transferred to a cold storage facility at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for preservation, according to Dang Viet Hung, head of the International Cooperation Department under the Health Ministry.

One official from the Health Ministry who wants to stay anonymous said the batch contains 1,000 doses.

Last year, Deputy Health Minister Tran Van Thuan said Vietnam ordered to buy Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine from Russia but he didn't reveal the specific figure, as reported by VNE.

The mass vaccination in Vietnam began on March 8, and so far nearly 16,000 medical staff and other frontline workers in 12 localities have received their first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine developed by the British-Swedish company in collaboration with Oxford University.

Some of them suffered from anaphylaxis but returned to stable health soon after.

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