06/02/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/02/2021 03:27
Moscow, June 2, 2021 - The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) announces the approval of the Russian single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against coronavirus by the Ministry of Health and Wellness of the Republic of Mauritius.
Sputnik Light is the first component (recombinant human adenovirus serotype number 26 (rAd26)) of Sputnik V. Sputnik Light demonstrated 79.4% efficacy according to analyzed data taken from 28 days after the injection was administered.
The data was obtained from Russians vaccinated with a single injection, having not received the second one for any reason during the mass vaccination program between December 5, 2020 and April 15, 2021. An efficacy level of near 80% is higher than that of many two-dose vaccines.
In March 2021, the two-dose Sputnik V vaccine was also approved for use by the Ministry of Health of Mauritius under the emergency use authorization procedure.
To date Sputnik V has been authorized in 66 countries with total population of over 3.2 billion people.
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said:
'Authorization of Sputnik Light will add a safe and effective COVID vaccine to Mauritius's national portfolio. The vaccine is created on a proven adenoviral vectors platform and enables vaccination of large populations groups more quickly thus creating a herd immunity in a short period.'
Sputnik V and Sputnik Light have a number of key advantages:
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Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is Russia's sovereign wealth fund established in 2011 to make equity co-investments, primarily in Russia, alongside reputable international financial and strategic investors. RDIF acts as a catalyst for direct investment in the Russian economy. RDIF's management company is based in Moscow. Currently, RDIF has experience of the successful joint implementation of more than 80 projects with foreign partners totaling more than RUB2 tn and covering 95% of the regions of the Russian Federation. RDIF portfolio companies employ more than 800,000 people and generate revenues which equate to more than 6% of Russia's GDP. RDIF has established joint strategic partnerships with leading international co-investors from more than 18 countries that total more than $40 bn. Further information can be found at www.rdif.ru
For additional information contact:
Alexey Urazov
Russian Direct Investment Fund
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