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Russia's Sputnik V vaccine less effective against Delta variant

Published: 29 Jun 2021 - 01:49 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 03:36 am
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a vaccination centre at a shopping mall in Omsk, Russia, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a vaccination centre at a shopping mall in Omsk, Russia, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

Reuters

MOSCOW: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 has been shown to be less effective against the highly contagious Delta variant, TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the vaccine's developers. (Reporting by Anton Kolodyazhnyy; Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Catherine Evans)