President Vladimir Putin has trumpeted the vaccine around the world, and said in March that Russia had signed agreements for the production of 700 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine abroad. But Russia had produced just 33 million vaccines as of May 12 and exported fewer than 15 million.
COVID-19 vaccine: Here s why Russia is struggling to make Sputnik V doses
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad, said the manufacturing capacity for Sputnik V was increasing globally as new manufacturers come on board.
Reuters | May 14, 2021 | Updated 14:36 IST
Transforming the site of what once was a Soviet-era car factory into a state-of-the-art facility churning out Russia s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V was the easy bit. Making doses in bulk, finding qualified staff and getting equipment have been much bigger headaches for Moscow-based biotech firm R-Pharm and other private Russian companies picked to make the country s flagship shot to fight the pandemic.
INSIGHT-Big promises, few doses: why Russia s struggling to make Sputnik V doses Reuters 3 hrs ago Russia has touted Sputnik V vaccine around world Vaccine production and exports lower than expected Manufacturers face a series of big challenges Hurdles serve as a warning to foreign partners (Updates to add comment from Russia s industry ministry)
By Polina Nikolskaya and Polina Ivanova
MOSCOW, May 14 (Reuters) - Transforming the site of what once was a Soviet-era car factory into a state-of-the-art facility churning out Russia s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V was the easy bit.
Making doses in bulk, finding qualified staff and getting equipment have been much bigger headaches for Moscow-based biotech firm R-Pharm and other private Russian companies picked to make the country s flagship shot to fight the pandemic.
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