WHO: Russian vaccine not in advanced test stages

World Health Organization says vaccine approved by Russia this week is t among nine that it considers in vanced sts of testing.

WHO and partners have included nine experimental COVID-19 vaccines within an investment mechanism it is encouraging countries to join, kwn as Covax facility. initiative allows countries to invest in several vaccines to obtain early access, while oretically providing funding for developing countries.

“We don't have sufficient information at this point to make a judgment” on Russia vaccine, said Dr. Bruce Aylward, a senior viser to WHO's director-general.

“We're currently in conversation with Russia to get ditional information to understand status of that product, trials that have been undertaken and n what next steps might be.” This week, President Vlimir Putin anunced Russia h approved a coronavirus vaccine that has yet to complete vanced trials in people and claimed, without evidence, immunization protects people for up to two years.