SCW NEWSWATCH & VIDEO: "Russia Registers World’s First Covid-19 Vaccine Despite Safety Concerns; Officials in Russia and the West express alarm at the speed the vaccine was developed and the methods used" - WSJ 8.11.20
The Wall Street Journal reports on Russia's rush to use a new, largely untested, would-be Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine developed by the Russian government.
"[With Putin's blessing,] Russia registered the world's first Covid-19 vaccine ... amid [anticipation, skepticism and ] safety concerns ... Moscow's [state-run] Gamaleya Institute for Epidemiology and Microbiology developed the vaccine ... [with] military testing, accelerated clinical evaluations and shortened trial times .... Russia [plans] ... a massive immunization program ... and ... [vaccine] export[s] ... under the name Sputnik V ... referenc[ing]... the Cold War space race ... Russia's [ACTO] Association of Clinical Trials Organizations ... link[ed] to pharmaceutical companies, has asked the health minister... to delay [vaccine] registration ... until [after] all clinical trials .... 'It hasn't even completed testing with participation of even 100 people,'
[ACTO's open letter said] ... emphasizing ... '[i]t's exactly in the course of ... [a suggested third] phase when proof of ... effectiveness can be ascertained ... as well as information about undesirable reactions ...' ... [In] a House Covid-19 subcommittee hearing ... [Dr. Anthony Fauci indicated] ... the U.S. likely wouldn't use [Chinese or Russian] vaccines ... voicing concerns over testing. ..."
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