2. • Covishield VS Sputnik V
• Discovery-
• 1)Covishield - Covishield has been developed by the University of
Oxford along with British pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca. Pune-
based SII, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer in terms of
numbers, partnered with the Oxford University to manufacture their
Covid-19 vaccine in India.
• 2)Sputnik V- SputnikV is a Russian adenovirus viral vector
vaccine for COVID-19 and was developed by the Gamaleya Research
Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology . It was the world’s first
registered covid vaccine!
3. Covishield: Covishield has been developed by the
University of Oxford along with British pharmaceutical company
AstraZeneca. Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), world’s
largest vaccine manufacturer in terms of numbers, partnered
with the Oxford University to manufacture their Covid-19
vaccine in India.
Sputnik V: Sputnik V is a Russian adenovirus viral vector
vaccine for COVID-19 and was developed by the Gamaleya
Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. It was
world’s first COVID vaccine.
4. Dosage and Storage of Vaccine
Covishield: As per scientists and doctors, two dosage of Covishield are suggested to get
proper protection from different variants of Corona virus. The storage temperature of
Covishield is ~4 degrees centigrade.
Sputnik V: Sputnik V is a Russian adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19 and was
developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. It was world’s
first COVID vaccine.
