Russia has so far registered 897,599 coronavirus cases, including 15,131 deaths. "The collateral damage from release of any vaccine that was less than safe and effective would exacerbate our current problems insurmountably," Imperial College London immunology professor Danny Altmann said in a statement Tuesday. No vaccines have ever been developed for any coronavirus, including SARS and MERS, and new immunizations typically take years to develop. However, as Russia has not yet published any scientific data from its first clinical trials, scientists both at home and abroad find these assurances hardly convincing. The Health Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the vaccine is expected to provide immunity from the coronavirus for up to two years, citing "(prior) experience of using vector vaccines with the two-shot scheme of administration." "She has taken part in the experiment," the Russian leader said, adding that she had minor side effects, such as slight fever, and is now "feeling well and has nigh number of antibodies." President Putin said one of his daughters has received two shots of the vaccine. Recommended: Up to eight top Candidates for COVID-19 vaccine exist, says WHO The World Health Organization's list of vaccine candidates undergoing human testing still lists the Gamaleya product as in preliminary safety trials, which involve giving a low dose to a small number of people. The Gamaleya Institute's director, Alexander Gintsburg, said that initially there will be only enough doses to give the vaccine in 10 to 15 of Russia's 85 regions, according to the Interfax news agency. "So people outside of clinical trials will have access to the vaccine in August, and some, already on the massive scale, in October." "We expect tens of thousands of volunteers to be vaccinated within the next months," Dmitriev said. Russian authorities have said that medical workers, teachers, and other risk groups will be the first to undergo vaccination.Īccording to officials, large-scale production of the vaccine will start in September, and mass vaccination may begin as early as October. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said the vaccination of doctors could start as early as this month. In the meantime, the vaccine will be offered to tens of thousands of people.
In the meantime, the vaccine will be offered to tens of thousands of people who volunteer to be vaccinated. The trials study will span several countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and possibly Brazil, and involve "several thousand people," Dmitriev said. Recommended: Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine front-runner shows promise in trials The fund bankrolled the development of the vaccine. That's similar to vaccines being developed by China's CanSino Biologics and Britain's Oxford University and AstraZeneca.Īdvanced clinical trials are set to start Wednesday, Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, told reporters. The vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Institute in Moscow uses a different virus-the common cold-causing adenovirus-that's been modified to carry genes for the "spike" protein that coats the coronavirus, as a way to prime the body to recognize if a real COVID-19 infection comes along. "Fast-tracked approval will not make Russia the leader in the (vaccine) race, it will just expose consumers of the vaccine to unnecessary danger," Russia's Association of Clinical Trials Organizations said Monday, urging government officials to postpone clearing the vaccine without completed advanced trials. However, scientists in Russia and other countries sounded an alarm, saying that rushing to offer the vaccine before Phase 3 trials-which normally last for months and involve tens of thousands of people-could backfire. "We must be grateful to those who made that first step very important for our country and the entire world." "I know it has proven efficient and forms a stable immunity," he said. He said the vaccine underwent the necessary tests and was shown to provide lasting immunity to the coronavirus, although Russian authorities have offered no proof to back up the claim of its safety or effectiveness. President Vladimir Putin said while announcing the approval that one of his two adult daughters already was inoculated.
Its effectiveness and safety were confirmed in clinical trials /t9CTOnoHml The Russian Healthcare Ministry has given regulatory approval to the world's first coronavirus vaccine.
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