Russia says Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine 95% effective

Hungarian officials unpack the first load of a Russian-made coronavirus vaccine on Nov. 19, 2020, which will be tested in official laboratories. (Hungarian Foreign Ministry via AFP)

• The calculations were based on preliminary data obtained 42 days after the first dose

MOSCOW: Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers said on Tuesday.
The calculations were based on preliminary data obtained 42 days after the first dose, Russia’s health ministry, the state-run Gamaleya research center and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement.
They did not note the number of cases used to make the calculation, however.