Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is around 90 per cent effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus, the RIA news agency cited Denis Logunov, deputy director of the Gamaleya Institute that developed the vaccine, as saying.

The shot was previously found by the researchers to be almost 92pc effective against the original strain of coronavirus.

Logunov said the Delta variant efficacy figure was calculated based on information from digital medical records and on vaccination records.

An empty vial of the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine is pictured in this file photo. — Reuters
An empty vial of the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine is pictured in this file photo. — Reuters

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