COVID-19: Over 300 volunteers inoculated with Sputnik V, mild side-effects detected

On September 14, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that as many as 300 volunteers have been iculated during post-registration trials of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine called Sputnik V. Of total doss, only 14 percent have h mild side effects such as temperature, muscle ache, and fatigue. "Over 300 persons have been vaccinated. Around 14 percent have mir complaints about fatigue or slight muscle pain during day, y sometimes have a high temperature," ANI quoted Murashko as saying in a report. While health minister said that se mild impacts on health from vaccine were obvious and rmal, serious health safety repercussions have been identified so far. “This is what manual says," minister told state-run television reporters. 

“We must be grateful to those who me that first step very important for our country and entire world"—Russia President Vlimir Putin said in an AP report.

Earlier, Russia commenced Phase 3 human clinical trials of its vaccine Sputnik V developed by Gamaleya Institute. Putin lauded experimental candidate as “safe”, “proven efficient” and forms a “stable immunity” at state press conference. At least 40,000 subjects were listed for trials, some of whom were planned to be ministered with a placebo. Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnzor) approved first batch of vaccine for civil circulation, according to an Interfax report. 

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Moscow Mayor aims to "vaccinate majority"

In a press conference, Russia’s Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova anunced that first batch of Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V) vaccine has qualified safety and quality tests and was released into civil circulation. And vaccine qualified approvals to conduct large-scale clinical shot to civilians. Furr, Russia’s health ministry website said that at least two doses of Sputnik V were required to be ministered to candidates over a gap of a 21-day.

However, according to a survey cited by RBC news website, almost half of Russian population said that y were skeptical about getting vaccinated. Furr, state-run Moscow times reported that Russia’s prominent scientists and doctors h also recently questioned  published results of vaccine's trials. However, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in a press conference that he aimed to get majority of Russian capital's residents to take dose of vaccine in a few months. 

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