The production of Sputnik V in Italy starts… and it cannot be used!
As announced by TASS , Italy has launched the production of the first test batch of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, as communicated by the Italian-Swiss company Adienne Pharma & Biotech.
“We have started production of a test batch, which will undergo an internal review for safety and compliance,” said a spokesperson. The work is done closely with the drug developer, he noted. After the internal evaluation, the company will produce a batch to present all the necessary documents to the competent health authorities so that the vaccine can be approved for sale ”. Meanwhile, the company hasn't mentioned any specific dates.
At the end of March, the Russian Direct Investment Fund agreed to start production of Sputnik V jab at the Swiss-Italian company Adienne Pharma & Biotech. Previously, the company's CEO Antonio Di Naro told TASS that the vaccine would enter the market as early as the end of 2021, having passed all the necessary certification procedures.
However, there is a problem, and not exactly secondary: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Recently, experts completed an inspection of Russia's production sites, and some additional documents are now underway. If this authorization is not granted for the sales of Sputnik V in Europe, the lots produced in Italy can be sold in the countries where the drug is approved. There are more than 60, the Italian-Swiss company said, so we will produce for export, starting with San Marino, and then continuing with other European and South American countries. So Italy will theoretically be autonomous from the vaccination point of view, but .. it will not be able to use the vaccine it produces. A rather embarrassing situation, especially in view of the failure of CureVac and the Reithera mess.
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