Russia said that its coronavirus vaccine – said to be the first approved in the world – will roll out to medical workers in that country within two weeks, downplaying concerns aired by some experts over the rapid approval of the drug
MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as “groundless” safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscow’s rapid approval of the drug.
“I don’t trust Russian vaccines in general, I definitely won’t get vaccinated,” said Ekaterina Sabadash, 36, speaking outside Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre. Officials have said that the vaccine, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, would be administered to people, including doctors, on a voluntary basis in the final trial. Mass roll-out in Russia is expected to start in October.
“Our task is now to warn the population because we so far don’t understand how they are going to carry out mass vaccination.”
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