Early results suggest Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is 92% effective, says Russia

Early results suggest the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is 92% effective, Russia has said (Niall Carson/PA)

Early data for Russia’s coronavirus vaccine suggests it is 92% effective, the country’s sovereign wealth fund has said.

The announcement on the Sputnik V vaccine comes days after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and biotech firm BioNTech released interim results suggesting their vaccine is more than 90% effective at preventing Covid-19.