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Sputnik V Vaccine
Sputnik V Vaccine
VACCINE
given after 21 days or 3 weeks. The first dose
contains 0.5 mL rAD26 (recombinant adenovirus
serotype 26 particles), while the second dose
contains 0.5 mL rAD5 (reconbinant adenovirus
serotype 5 particles).
MECHANISM OF ACTION
HISTORY
Sputnik-V vaccine utilizes safe and effective adenovirus
Sputnik V is named after the first Soviet space vectors; Adenovirus 26 (Ad26) and Adenovirus 5 (Ad5),
satellite, Sputnik-1, which was launched in 1957 and is to mimic the spike feature of the SARS-COV-2 protein
also the first satellite to be placed in orbit. Just like gene. The difference of the vectors contributes to the
longer-lasting immunity against the virus.
the satellite, the vaccine is the first vaccine to be
registered in the world. The Sputnik V team is headed
by Alexander Ginstburg along with 17 other CREATION OF THE VECTOR
professionals.
TIMELINE spike from the "crown" of
SARS-COV-2
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