The Russian Health Ministry on Thursday approved changes in storage conditions for the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and allowed its transportation and storage at temperatures from +2 to +8 degrees Celcius (+35.6 to 46.4 F), Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st January, 2021) The Russian Health Ministry on Thursday approved changes in storage conditions for the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and allowed its transportation and storage at temperatures from +2 to +8 degrees Celcius (+35.6 to 46.4 F), Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said.
"The Russian Health Ministry approved changes to the registration certificate of the Sputnik V vaccine. The manufacturer managed to ensure the stability of the vaccine, provided that the liquid form is transported and stored at a temperature of + 2 to + 8 degrees, which is confirmed by an examination," Murashko said at a conference call.
The minister specified that batches of Sputnik V vaccines with storage conditions from +2 to +8 degrees and -18 degrees Celsius can be supplied to the market.
According to Murashko, the approval will allow Russia to expand the mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
