GC Pharma set to produce Sputnik V vaccine
Posted : 2021-02-09 09:03
Updated : 2021-02-09 16:58
A medical worker shows a vial of Sputnik V vaccine during COVID-19 vaccinations at a clinic near Moscow in this December 2020 file photo. / Reuters-Yonhap
Government considers introducing Sputnik V to Korea
By Park Jae-hyuk
GC Pharma is emerging as a potential contract manufacturing organization (CMO) of Russia s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, according to media reports and industry officials, Monday.
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong also said that day that the government is considering introducing the Russian vaccine to cope with uncertainties over mutations and supply issues.