WHO continuing to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
WHO says it has restarted the assessment process for the Russian vaccine and that it is awaiting the 'completion of rolling submission.'
Russia says Sputnik V vaccine 95% effective
It can be stored at between two and eight degrees Celsius instead of the temperatures below freezing required for some other vaccines.
Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective
The vaccine uses modified viruses of the regular flu, with 40,000 volunteers taking part in the final phase of trials.