Sputnik V vaccine has shown no signs of blood clots â Gamaleya institute
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An analysis of Russia s Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, has revealed that there were no cases of blood clot formation after inoculation, which developers say could be due to its purification technology.
Developed by the state-run Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, the Sputnik V viral vector vaccine is similar to those developed by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J).
However, researchers from the Gamaleya institute said in a press release that unlike other vaccines, Sputnik V uses a 4-stage purification technology which could be the reason why there were no cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in clinical trials.
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Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize. Picture: Jacques Nelles
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FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers chat at a temporary ward set up during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, January 19, 2021. Phill Magakoe/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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