 | States, UTs asked to hold special Covid vaccination camps; Centre puts emphasis on second, precaution doses for Sputnik V recipientsBeing implemented in a 'mission mode', this special Covid vaccination drive is part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. |
 | First dose to be given as booster to those jabbed with Sputnik V: Advisory PanelThe Union health ministry also announced that India’s vaccination coverage had crossed the 189 crore landmark milestone on Saturday. |
| Poor demand pushing Sputnik V COVID vaccine off the shelves in Tamil NaduDue to the poor patronage for Russian-made Covid vaccine Sputnik V, many private hospitals in Tamil Nadu haven’t been buying it for months now. |
 | Sputnik V Covid vaccine shows higher Omicron-specific antibodies than Pfizer: StudyThe joint Russian-Italian study compared the blood serum samples of people taken three to six months after the second dose of the two vaccines. |
 | Sputnik V appears more effective against Omicron: PutinRussia on Wednesday reported 698 Omicron cases across the country. |
 | Sputnik V, Sputnik Light booster effective against Omicron: studySputnik Light has already been registered in more than 20 countries as a standalone vaccine and a universal booster to other vaccines helping to increase their efficacy |
 | Is Sputnik effective against Omicron? Studies clash on Russian vaccine's efficacyRussian President Vladimir Putin praised Sputnik V efficiency against omicron earlier Friday. |
 | Russian fund seeks Sputnik M registration for adolescentsWe are ready to offer the Sputnik Light vaccine and the Sputnik M vaccine for adolescents to support strong herd immunity in India and continue saving millions of lives, RDIF CEO said. |
| Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South Africa HIV fearsSouth Africa earlier this week said it would not approve Sputnik V due to concerns it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men, a claim the vaccine's developer says is unfounded. |
 | Russian COVID spike persists, setting new death recordThe daily death toll is about 33% higher than that recorded in late September and infection cases have risen by about 70% in the past month. |
 | Government will decide on vaccination of children, adolescents on 'scientific rationale', supply situation: Covid Task Force ChiefZydus Cadila's indigenously developed needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D is set to become the first vaccine that will be available in India for those in the age group of 12-18 years. |
| Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccineThe head of the Russian state-controlled fund that invested in the vaccine insisted Wednesday the supply problems have been resolved. |
 | WHO still reviewing Sputnik V vaccine, as Russia presses bidThe clarification comes after Russia's Health Minister Mikhail Murashko in recent days reportedly said that administrative issues were among the main holdups in WHO's decision-making process. |
 | Import delay, limited availability prevents Sputnik V COVID vaccine take-off in IndiaOf every 1000 people who have taken shots, less than 1 received Sputnik V, despite its soft launch in India in May through its local partner Dr Reddy's. |
 | Mexico starts administering first shots of Russian Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19Mexico received its first shipment of 200,000 doses of the Sputnik vaccine Monday, and the shots were being given first to people over 60 in poorer neighborhoods. |
 | DCGI rejects direct phase 3 trial of Sputnik V in India, asks for trial on smaller group firstThe development comes less than a month after the Russian government announced its partnership with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories for mass vaccinations by the year-end. |
