WHO says Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V yet to complete advanced trials

World Health Organisation (WHO) said that vaccine approved by Russian authorities this week is t among nine vaccine candidates that it considers to be in vanced st, including Oxford and AstraZeneca’s ChOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222), which is currently undergoing final phase of testing. Dr. Bruce Aylward, a senior viser to WHO's director-general, reportedly said that global body is in talks with Russia to get ditional information as y don't have eugh material to make a judgement on vaccine developed by Russia. 

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On August 11, Russia anunced that it h become first country to develop a vaccine and authorise it for public use, but experts from across world doubt safety of drug as it has t yet completed vanced trials on humans. Russian President Vlimir Putin h controversially claimed that one of his daughters h been given vaccine developed by country. Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 11 said that he will be first one to test Russian me potential COVID-19 vaccine once it arrives in country while accepting former's offer for a clinical trial. 

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Russia's coronavirus vaccine

Scientists in Russia have reportedly claimed that y will be first country to develop a COVID-19 vaccine in world, even comparing it with -race between United States and USSR, when latter sent first satellite into . Russian vaccine, developed at Gamaleya institute in Moscow has even been named Sputnik V, after first artificial satellite launched by USSR. As per reports, authorities in former Soviet Union are planning to start mass production of potential vaccine by September. 

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