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Mexico. – Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard released that the application to authorize the emergency use of the covid-19 Sputnik Light vaccine was submitted to the Federal Commission for the Protection of Health Risks (Cofepris).
The chancellor says this version of the Russian vaccine could be applied in two doses every six months, as agreed in Moscow on 28 April with the Russian Fund.
“The application for emergency authorization for the Sputnik Light vaccine was submitted to Cofepris and could be applied in two doses with 6 months of separation between the first and the second. This was agreed in Moscow on 28 April with the Russian Fund. Another option for Mexico,” he shared on social media.
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Last week, Russia recorded a new version of its vaccine, which is given in a single dose and has an efficacy declared by scientists of 79.4 percent.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (DRIF), which funded the development of the vaccine, details that Sputnik Light is 79.4% effective against 91.6% of its two-dose version.
The application for emergency authorisation for the Sputnik Light vaccine was submitted to COFEPRIS and could be applied in two doses with 6 months of separation between the first and the second. This was agreed in Moscow on 28 April with the Russian Fund. Another option for Mexico.
— Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) May 10, 2021
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