ISLAMABAD: Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) chief wrote a letter to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Dr Faisal Sultan and expressed interest in the registration of Sputnik V vaccine in Pakistan.
According to sources, in a letter addressed to Dr Faisal Sultan, Russia while asking for the details of COVID-19 vaccine registration said that Pakistan should inform about the demand for the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine.
The letter further stated that Sputnik Five is the world’s first registered coronavirus vaccine with an emergency use certificate and is 91.4 per cent effective in controlling epidemic. The drug will be available to the public in February 2021.
Russia s letter stated that the price of one dose of Sputnik V in the world market will be less than $10 and this drug is easier to store than other vaccines.
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