UN stresses on WHO clearance for COVID-19 vaccines, Russia's Sputnik V included

dressing a press conference on Wednesday, October 14 United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that any vaccine for COVID-19 infection must be cleared by World Health Organisation. Earlier in September, Russian President Vlimir Putin in his speech at UN General Assembly h said that he will provide free Sputnik V vaccines to all UN staff worldwide. 

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"Those discussions are ongoing." "For us, it's important that any vaccine be cleared by WHO, but discussions are ongoing", said Stephane Dujarric. 

In August, Russia h anunced that it h developed world's first registered vaccine named Sputnik V. vaccine registration raised concerns among Western scientists as COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moscow's Gamaleya research centre h received approval before clinical trials h been completed.

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First registered COVID-19 vaccine

After anuncing world's first registered COVID-19 vaccine, Russia is reported to have begun early clinical trials for a second COVID-19 vaccine. According to vaccine developer, early clinical trials of a second Russian COVID-19 vaccine have proved successful. 

Earlier on October 1, Vektor, Russia's state virology research centre in Siberia, said that early-st trials were successful for its own experimental vaccine, named 'EpiVacCorona'. first two phases of clinical trials demonstrated effectiveness and safety of EpiVacCorona vaccine, Vektor's press department told a Russian news ncy. 

post-registration clinical trials would begin with 5,000 volunteers in Siberia, Vektor said and ded that re would be a separate clinical trial involving 150 volunteers who are over 60 years of . Furr, lab will begin placebo-controlled trials on 5,000 Russian volunteers between s of 18 and 60. Russia plans to manufacture an initial 10,000 doses and production is expected to begin in vember, Vektor informed.

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(With ANI Inputs)