[ad_1]
South Korea’s Huons Global Co Ltd said on Friday it will lead a consortium to produce 100 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine per month as Moscow ramps up production for supplies abroad.
The announcement comes after South Korean biotech firm GL Rapha signed a deal with Russia’s sovereign wealth fund late last year to make more than 150 million doses of Sputnik V per year.
For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.
Huons said the consortium will begin producing sample batches in August and respond flexibly to supply demands from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
The consortium includes three other local companies – Prestige BioPharma, Humedix and Boran Pharma – which will build a new production facility, Huons said in a statement.
Shares in Huons Global jumped 29.8 percent to their daily limit on Friday morning trade, versus a flat wider market.
India’s ambassador to Moscow on Friday said deliveries of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to India were expected to begin before the end of April, after Indian regulators approved the shot for use on Monday.
For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is conducting a rolling review of the Russian vaccine as many European countries seek to ramp up inoculation programs that have been hampered by delivery delays.
Read more:
Iran finalizes purchase of 60 million Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines from Russia
Global supply of COVID-19 vaccines ‘incredibly tight’: Gavi
S.Korea considers rolling out COVID-19 self-tests amid fourth wave concerns
[ad_2]
Source link
