Russia approved a covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in healthcare this fall.
Fast forward: Russian President Vladimir Putin told an assembly Tuesday that the newly registered vaccine “had passed all tests” and that one of his daughters had won the vaccine.
“She participated in the experiment,” Putin told the Associated Press.
Vaccination program: The Russian vaccine was developed through the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow. Although it has been tested on some volunteers, Russia has not finished the larger type of test needed to find out what it is or protects recipients from infection with the coronavirus.
Doctors, nurses and teachers will get the vaccine first when enough vaccines are available in October, and it may be successful with the general public through January, according to reports.
The Russian vaccine uses an adenovirus to deliver parts of the culprit COVID-19 pathogen. The technique is for that complex via the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, according to the New York Times,
National pride: Covid-19 vaccines can be used simply as a geopolitical power tool, with nations donating materials to their friends and allies. The Russian shot is called Sputnik-V, a clear allusion to the dramatic Soviet launch of the first area satellite in 1957, according to CNN.
“The Americans had to hear the Sputnik beep. The same goes for this vaccine. Russia will be the first to get there, ”Kirill Dmitriev, director of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund, said in June.
There are almost 900,000 reported cases of coronavirus infection in Russia, the fourth number in the world.
Risky career: The Russian vaccine claim may inspire Trump’s management to accelerate the emergency approval of one of the many vaccines being tested through the US program, Operation Warp Speed. Some scientists worry that the vaccine may be just a pawn in US electoral politics and have warned they oppose dispensing an untested injection.