The results of tests of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V‌ indicate the excellent performance of this vaccine against English and South African species of the coronavirus.

Iran PressEurope: "A recent study by the Gamaleya National Center in Russia shows that re-vaccination with the Sputnik V vaccine against new mutations in the coronavirus is very efficient, including the British and South African species," said Denis Logunov, deputy director of the Gamaleya Center, which produces the Sputnik V vaccine.

The results of this test will be released soon, but this is the first sign that the Russian vaccine is working against new strains of the coronavirus. Further details on this issue have not yet been released.

Sputnik V‌ is one of the three vaccines in the world in terms of the number of countries that have approved it.

Previously, countries such as Russia, UAE, Hungary, Argentina, Serbia, Algeria, Paraguay, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Armenia and Tunisia and a number of other countries have approved the use of this vaccine.

The Sputnik V vaccine is known as the world's first vaccine efficient against Covid-19.

On August 11, 2020, Russia announced the production of a vaccine against the coronavirus called Sputnik. 219