A medical worker holds a vial with Russia s Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease at a vaccination point at the GUM department store in Moscow. - AFP
VIENTIANE, Jan. 25 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The Russian government has given the Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V to Laos, according to the Russian Embassy in Vientiane.
The vaccines were presented by Russian Ambassador Vladimir A. Kalinin to Deputy Minister of Health Associate Prof. Dr Phouthone Muongpak.
Speaking at the handover ceremony at the Ministry of Health, Ambassador Kalinin said the vaccines were financed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
Developed by the Gamaleya National Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology, the vaccine is 91.4 per cent effective in providing protection against Covid-19, he added.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The next target group of frontline medical staff is scheduled to be vaccinated against Covid-19 next week after more than 100 people vaccinated earlier showed no side effects.
The vaccine, which was first administered in late November, produced good results, Deputy Minister of Health, Associate Prof Dr Phouthone Muongpak, told a press conference on Tuesday (Jan 5).
People need two doses of the vaccine to develop immunity to Covid-19.
The first group of frontline officials including medical staff had their first vaccination in late November and the second on Dec 22.
“There were no side effects or problematic symptoms, ” said Dr Phouthone, who is Deputy Head of the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.
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