Germany Doubts Safety Of Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine
August 12, 2020
6:11 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said 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 skepticism was promptly debunked by Russia’s health minister Mikhail Murashko, who insisted the vaccine is safe.
President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing.
Moscow’s decision to grant approval before final trials have been completed has raised concerns among some experts.
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