The Institute of Public Health (ISP) of Chile approved the emergency use of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V against Covid-19, which will be administered to people over 18 years of age.
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The director of the ISP, Heriberto García, reported the news on Wednesday after the support received by five votes in favor, two abstentions and one against.
García stressed that Sputnik V has an effectiveness greater than 91 percent and that “no major adverse effects of importance have been observed.”
Director (s) ISP Heriberto García at @meganoticiascl after approval of Sputnik vaccine The vaccine has shown 91.6% efficacy after the second dose and has a good safety profile. pic.twitter.com/dHyn4usc3S
– Institute of Public Health of Chile (@ispch)
July 21, 2021
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However, they will request more background information on the immunogenicity of the Russian drug, which has been licensed in 69 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Turkey, Hungary and Egypt.
Sputnik-V is the sixth vaccine approved by the Chilean health authorities, in addition to those of Pfizer / BioNTech, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, CanSino and Janssen.
#Chile becomes the 6️⃣9️⃣ country to authorize the emergency use of the Russian vaccine #SputnikV.
We applaud this decision of the Institute of Public Health of Chile @ispch. It is an important step to protect the population with one of the best vaccines in the world.#Vaccinate pic.twitter.com/DtyAPp7K27
– Russian Foreign Ministry (@mae_rusia)
July 21, 2021
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The South American country has vaccinated more than 13 million people with at least one dose of anti-Covid-19 vaccine, while almost 11.8 million have completed the immunization.
Currently, the Chilean authorities are evaluating the option of applying a booster dose due to the possible drop in antibodies in people who were vaccinated.
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