Sputnik V 75% effective against Omicron: Vaccine developer
Updated On Jan 18, 2022 05:38 PM IST
- The Sputnik V effectiveness against Omicron decreases by eight times but it is still enough for protection, Alexander Gintsburg said, adding that the effectiveness of other vaccines decreases by 21 times.
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The head of Russia's Gamaleya Research Center, Alexander Gintsburg, on Tuesday said that the effectiveness of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine against the Omicron coronavirus variant is 75 per cent.
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"In the population, the effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine in relation to Omicron ... is 75 per cent," Alexander Gintsburg said in the Rossiya Segodnya press center.
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“Protection against Omicron increases to 100% if a person receives a Sputnik Light booster dose in six months but decreases to 56-57% if revaccination is not done," he further said about the booster dose.
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Last week, Hyderabad-based biotechnology firm Bharat Biotech also said that the "Booster dose of Covaxin generated robust neutralising antibody responses against both Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2.
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