The Sputnik V vaccine was registered in the UAE in January under an accelerated procedure.
The report says that RDIF is announcing data from the UAE Ministry of Health on the use of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, which demonstrates its high efficacy and safety rates during vaccination of the population. The effectiveness of the vaccine, based on the analysis of data from more than 81 thousand people vaccinated with both components of the Sputnik V preparation, amounted to 97.8%.
At the same time, the Russian vaccine has demonstrated 100% effectiveness against severe cases of coronavirus, the fund emphasized. Data analysis was carried out as of June 8th.
Official vaccination data from the UAE also confirms that Sputnik V has a high safety record. In particular, not a single serious adverse event was recorded after vaccination, not a single case of hospitalization after vaccination was recorded.
“There have been no vaccine-related deaths. There are no cases of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) after vaccination. No cases of myocarditis have been recorded”, – the RDIF noted.
The head of the RDIF, Kirill Dmitriev, said that the Sputnik V vaccine has demonstrated compliance with high standards in the field of health care, has proven complete safety and high efficiency in the course of vaccination of the population in the UAE.
“Sputnik V “is one of the world’s best vaccines against coronavirus, which is confirmed by independent data from a number of countries, including Argentina, Serbia, San Marino, Bahrain, Hungary, Mexico and others”.