Russia says data shows Sputnik 95% effective and prices vaccine at under $20
Moscow claims its Covid-19 vaccine is cheaper and more effective than similar rivals, but scientists question its safety
24 November 2020 - 22:27
Moscow — Russia's Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine will cost under $20 per person on international markets and Moscow aims to produce more than a billion doses at home and abroad next year, its financial backers and developers said on Tuesday.
The Sputnik vaccine, named after the Soviet-era satellite that triggered the space race in a nod to the project's geopolitical importance for Moscow, is administered in two shots, each of which will cost less than $10, according to the official Sputnik-V Twitter account...
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