File photo: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on September 9, 2020 ReutersThe developers of Sputnik V last month used Twitter to suggest AstraZeneca try the combinationBritain's AstraZeneca signaled on Friday it would investigate combining its own experimental Covid-19 vaccine shot with Russia's Sputnik V, a move Russian scientists have suggested could sharply boost efficacy. The developers of Sputnik V last month used Twitter to suggest AstraZeneca try the combination. They said it was worth experimenting with the Russian model and using two different shots rather than the same ones. "Sputnik V is happy to share one of its two human adenoviral vectors with AstraZeneca to increase the efficacy of (the) AstraZeneca vaccine. Using two different vectors for two vaccine shots will result in higher efficacy than using the same vector for two shots," they said on November 23.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 11, 2020 09:22 UTC