Russian medics will get doses of the country's coronavirus vaccine as Fauci doubts its safety and effectiveness by lisettevoytko
Wednesday, but because Russia doesn’t have the same standards for proving the shots are safe and effective, top U.S. health officials remain skeptical that the vaccine actually works without harming people.Photo by Mikhail Japaridze\TASS via Getty ImagesRussia said Wednesday that shots will be administered to some medics in two weeks, after President Vladimir Putinthe vaccine was granted regulatory approval Tuesday, paving the way for Russia’s general population to receive shots.
The Russian vaccine, nicknamed Sputnik-V, was tested for less than two months before gaining approval, setting off alarms for experts who worry it’s not safe.doubts“Having a vaccine...and proving that a vaccine is safe and effective are two different things," Fauci said, adding that the U.S. could copy Russia by giving out one of the many vaccines being pursued here “if we wanted to take the chance of hurting a lot of people, or giving them something that doesn't work.
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko pushed back Wednesday, telling Reuters, “It seems our foreign colleagues are sensing the specific competitive advantages of the Russian drug and are trying to express opinions that in our opinion are completely groundless.”
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