The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) yesterday announced the approval of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the Republic of Indonesia.
Indonesia has become the 70th country in the world to register the Russian vaccine. Sputnik V was granted an emergency use authorization (EUA). The total population of all countries where Sputnik V is approved for use now exceeds four billion people, which is more than half of the global population, RDIF said in a statement.
With registration in Indonesia Sputnik V is now authorized in 70 countries with total population of 4 billion people or 50% of the world’s population.
— Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine) August 25, 2021
Together we will defeat #COVID ✌️ pic.twitter.com/zQKtUYZvTr
It also said that the real-world data obtained during vaccination with Sputnik V in a number of countries (Argentina, San Marino, Serbia, Hungary, Bahrain, Mexico, the UAE and others) demonstrate that Sputnik V is one of the safest and most effective vaccines against coronavirus.
The Russian vaccine ranks second among coronavirus vaccines globally in terms of the number of approvals issued by government regulators.
