Russia became the first country to grant regulatory approval to a Covid-19 vaccine. Russia President Putin vallu develop chesina Covid 19 Vaccine ni August 12th na official ga approve chesi announce chesaru.. He said that it as a very important step for the world, the vaccine had passed all the required checks, adding that his daughter had already been given it.
About The Vaccine..? Russia Defence Ministry tho collaborate ayi Moscow based Gamaleya Institute ee Vaccine ni develop chesaru, dhiniki Sputnik-V ane peru pettaru, a reference to the surprise 1957 launch of the world's first satellite by the Soviet Union. Sputnik ante Russian lo Satellite ani ardham..
Ee vaccine inka main and crucial Phase 3 trails gurinchi eh official update ledhu, ante asalu Phase 3 trails chesara ledho kuda thelidhu.. Actually Phase 3 trails official ga konni thousands of people meedha test chesi success ayakane anni approvals ichi market lo ki release cheyali... But Russian Officials have said that they are planning to start mass vaccination in October.
What have the vaccine trial results shown? Russia has only made public the results of phase 1 of the clinical trials, which they claimed were successful and produced the desired immune response Phase 1 human trials started on June 17 among 76 volunteers..
According to the news report, the phase 2 trials were started on July 13. On August 3, Russian media reported that Gamaleya Institute had completed clinical trials. They did not specify whether all the three stages of clinical trials were over, or only stage 2 was completed. Phase 2 trials usually take a few months to be completed.
President Putin says.. The vaccine was quite effective, and offered high sustainable immunity against the coronavirus, and it had passed all needed checks. He also said that one of his daughters, who was feeling fine despite a brief temperature increase had tested the vaccine on herself and she was feeling well...
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that vaccine had proven to be highly effective and safe, hailing it as a big step towards human kind's victory over Covid 19.
First batch of Russian Vaccine in 2 weeks.. Members of risk groups such as medical workers might be offered the vaccine this month, doctors and teachers would be among the first groups to be vaccinated, ee first batch of vaccine ni inko 2 weeks lo ante ee month end or next month first week ki lopu release chestharu... Mass vaccination programme would be launched in October and they have yet declared the price of the vaccine. Mass production October nunchi start ayina priorities wise normal people ki reach avvadam January 1st nunchi start avthadi.
Received requests for 100 crore doses from other countries. Russia has said it already received foreign requests for 1 billion doses. Clinical trials of the Russian vaccine is expected to start soon in the UAE and the Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he is willing to participate personally in the trial.
WHO on Russian Vaccine.. World Health Organization (WHO) urged Russia last week to follow international guidelines for producing a vaccine against Covid-19, It had been in talks with Russian authorities about undertaking a review of the vaccine.. The Russian vaccine is not among the WHO's list of six vaccines that have reached phase three clinical trials, which involve more testing in humans.
The superfast speed at which the Russian vaccine has been produced, eclipsing front runners like Oxford-AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, has led to experts flagging that the government has cut corners and may put citizens at risk..
Experts have raised concerns about the speed of Russia's work
Russia has not released safety or immunity data on its Covid vaccine, which it has called Sputnik V. It is reported to have been given to fewer than 100 volunteers so far https://t.co/1kVZKqy85x
— Fergus Walsh (@BBCFergusWalsh) August 11, 2020
Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease specialist, also questioned the fast-track approach during his testimony to a panel of US lawmakers. “I do hope that the Chinese and the Russians are actually testing the vaccines before they are administering the vaccine to anyone. Because claims of having a vaccine ready to distribute before you do testing is problematic at the very least,” Fauci said.
German Health Minister Jens Spahn said that Russia's Covid 19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested, adding the aim was to have a safe product rather than just being first to start vaccinating people.
The Moscow based Association of Clinical Trials Organizations (ACTO), which represents the world's top drug companies in Russia, urged the health ministry to postpone approval until after phase 3 trials. ACTO executive director Svetlana Zavidova told the Russian MedPortal site that a decision on mass vaccination had been carried out after a combined first- and second-phase tests on 76 people, and that it was impossible to confirm the efficacy of a drug on this basis...
