COVID-19: Russia to launch world's first potential vaccine on August 12

On August 12, Russia will launch world’s first clinically approved vaccine against vel coronavirus manufactured by  Gamaleya Research Institute in collaboration with Russian Defence Ministry, Deputy Health Minister Oleg Gridnev said, according to a news ncy report. With successful launch, Russia would become  first country in world to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, with mass vaccinations to start as early as September. 

Comparing launch to Soviet Union's launch of world's first satellite in 1957, Moscow declared itself front-runner in search for a potential vaccine that has rendered international community shocked. With evidence of phased trials or published scientific evidence, Russia claimed that it began experimental COVID-19 shots less than two months ago and it was “tested”, as per news ncy reports. He of Russia's Direct Investment Fund, who initiated effort, reportedly said that a vaccine developed by  Gamaleya research institute completed phase III study. It’s final sts involved tens of thousands of people, he ded. experimental vaccine is safe and really works, he was reported as saying by a news ncy.  

Vaccine "rey" to minister on civilians

In a televised meeting of Russia’s prominent leers, conducted in presence of President Vlimir Putin, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, experts claimed that potential vaccine would clear  conditional registration this month, August, a news ncy reported. Officials anunced that vaccine was n rey to be ministered to civilians within 3 to 4 days of procedure completion.

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key requirements for a vaccine are its proven effectiveness and safety so everything needs to be done very carefully and accurately, Putin reportedly said at meeting with officials. Our confidence in vaccine must be absolute, he ded.

According to reports, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova stated that vaccine needed a pending trial on ar 1,600 people before final approval. He furr called vaccine dos “safe” and potentially first in world to be ministered to public. While Russia registered over 800,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of August 7, Putin reportedly said that re was reason for complacency, to relax, to forget about recommendations of doctors. 

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(With ncy Inputs)