With the publication of Phase 3 trial results, more countries are considering Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Sputnik V
President Vladimir Putin’s announcement in August that Russia had cleared the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine for use before it even completed safety trials sparked skepticism worldwide.
Now he may reap diplomatic dividends as Russia basks in arguably its biggest scientific breakthrough since the Soviet era.
Countries are lining up for supplies of Sputnik V after peer-reviewed results published in The Lancet medical journal this week showed the Russian vaccine protects against the deadly virus about as well as U.S. and European shots, and far more effectively than Chinese rivals.
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WNU Editor: The Lancet study on Russia's Sputnik V Covid vaccine is here .... Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine candidate appears safe and effective (Lancet).
On a personal note. All of my family in Russia (with the exception of those who are young) have already been vaccinated. I live in Montreal, Canada, and I have no firm date on when I and my 94 year old mother will get vaccinated.
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