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Supplies of Russian coronavirus vaccine to Brazil may be doubled – RDIF
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 12, 2020 (BSS/TASS) – Brazil will receive 50 million
doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by March, and this amount
can be doubled, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill
Dmitriev in an interview with the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on Friday.
“We will be able to start producing and supplying the first doses to Brazil
in November-December, in small quantities. <…> In January, February, there
will be more. By March, 50 million doses, and maybe even 100 million doses,
which is enough for half of the population of Brazil,” Dmitriev said as
quoted by the publication.
According to him, Brazil is a strategic partner of the RDIF, since it has
production facilities that allow the supply of the entire South America with
a domestic drug.
Earlier, the RDIF announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with the
state of Bahia for the supply of up to 50 million doses of the Russian
Sputnik V vaccine to Brazil.
In August, RDIF and the government of the Brazilian state of Parana signed
a memorandum suggesting the organization of the third phase of clinical
trials of the vaccine and its further production.
In late August, the Federal University of Technology – Parana announced
that it plans to send an application to the Brazilian Health Regulatory
Agency (Anvisa) by the end of September.
According to Dmitriev, in addition to the states of Parana and Bahia,
another five Brazilian states are showing interest in the Russian vaccine. He
also confirmed earlier information that RDIF has been in talks with the
Brazilian federal government.
On August 11, the Sputnik V vaccine developed by the Gamaleya National
Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology received a registration
certificate from the Russian Health Ministry, becoming the world’s first
registered coronavirus vaccine. More information on the Sputnik V vaccine and
other details are available at sputnikvaccine.com.
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