COVID vaccine: RDIF seeks Sputnik V speedy registration, prequalification from WHO
Successful prequalification will enable Sputnik V to be included in the list of medicines used by international procurement agencies and countries to guide bulk purchasing of medicines.;
New Delhi: The Russian Direct Investment Fund, the country's sovereign wealth fund, has submitted applications to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for accelerated registration and prequalification of Sputnik V, the world's first registered vaccine against the coronavirus.
Russia has become one of the first countries to apply to WHO for prequalification of its vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection. The Prequalification of Medicines Programme is a United Nations programme managed by WHO and the only global medicines quality assurance programme.
The WHO prequalification of medicines assesses the quality, safety and efficacy of medicines. A medicinal product is included in the list of prequalified medicinal products subject to compliance with established requirements and standards of WHO.
In the face of the ongoing pandemic, accelerated vaccine registration under the Emergency Use Listing procedure will make the Russian vaccine available globally in a shorter time frame than usual procedures and will support global efforts to prevent the coronavirus infection.
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