Regulatory approval for the Russian vaccine comes before final trials are complete, raising concerns about its safety and efficacy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that his country had become the first in the world to grant regulatory approval for a Covid-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, adding that the vaccine has even been administered to one of his daughters.Sputnik/AFP via Getty ImagesThe regulatory approval opens the way for the vaccine to be mass administered to the Russian population even as the final stage of clinical trials to test its safety and efficacy continue.
Russia’s rapid approval of the vaccine has raised concerns among experts who are worried that Russia may be putting national prestige ahead of sound science and safety, ReutersWhile making the announcement on state television in Russia, Putin said that the vaccine developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute is safe and effective, adding that it had even been administered to one of his daughters.
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