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title: "Russian made sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 infection has been rolled out in India by -"  
description: "Russian made sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 infection has been rolled out in India by -"  
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published: 2022-02-11  
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# Russian made sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 infection has been rolled out in India by -

Russian made sputnik V [vaccine](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81642/why-coronavirus-vaccine-rush-is-not-ideal-for-anyone) [against Covid-19](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/111463/what-s-the-latest-in-the-fight-against-covid-19) infection has been rolled out in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23266/how-rooftop-solar-can-benefit-india-s-healthcare-industry) by -

## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **Russian-made sputnik V vaccine [against](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81243/hong-kong-2020-movement-against-china) [Covid](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86687/covid-cases-are-on-surge-at-on-109-in-a-few-days-see-the-highlights)-19 infection has been rolled out in India by Delhi hospitals.**

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**[Sputnik V](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_V_COVID-19_vaccine)**, also known as **Gam-COVID-Vac**, is a **COVID-19 adenovirus infectious vector vaccination** produced by **Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology**. It is the nation's initial licensed combining vector vaccination for the protection of **COVID-19,** having been approved by the **Russian Ministry of [Health](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95697/what-is-the-main-aim-of-janani-suraksha-yojana-of-the-national-health-mission) on August 11, 2020.** \
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**\** **Also Read- [The aim of the Antyodaya program is -](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95704/the-aim-of-the-antyodaya-program-is)** **\** **Gam-COVID-Vac** was licensed for sales in [**Russia**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95606/russia-has-amassed-thousands-of-troops-along-its-border-with-which-country) first, and later in 59 other nations, based on the early findings of **Phase I–II trials**, which were announced on September 4, 2020. The clearance of **Gam-COVID-Vac** in early August was received with controversy in the press and debate in the research world over whether authorization was appropriate in the lack of substantial empirical evidence **demonstrating efficacy and [safety](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93433/what-is-the-safety-of-my-content-against-plagiarism).**


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