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| Coronavirus: Putin says vaccine has been approved for use | Coronavirus: Putin says vaccine has been approved for use |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a locally developed vaccine for Covid-19 has been given regulatory approval after less than two months of testing on humans. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a locally developed vaccine for Covid-19 has been given regulatory approval after less than two months of testing on humans. |
| Mr Putin said the vaccine had passed all the required checks, adding that his daughter had already been given it. | Mr Putin said the vaccine had passed all the required checks, adding that his daughter had already been given it. |
| Officials have said they have plans to start a mass vaccination in October. | Officials have said they have plans to start a mass vaccination in October. |
| Experts have raised concerns about the speed of Russia's work, suggesting that researchers might be cutting corners. | Experts have raised concerns about the speed of Russia's work, suggesting that researchers might be cutting corners. |
| Amid fears that safety could have been compromised, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Russia last week to follow international guidelines for producing a vaccine against Covid-19. | Amid fears that safety could have been compromised, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Russia last week to follow international guidelines for producing a vaccine against Covid-19. |
| The Russian vaccine is not among the WHO's list of six vaccines that have reached phase three clinical trials, which involve more widespread testing in humans. | The Russian vaccine is not among the WHO's list of six vaccines that have reached phase three clinical trials, which involve more widespread testing in humans. |
| Calling it a world first, President Putin said the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, offered "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus. | Calling it a world first, President Putin said the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, offered "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus. |
| Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the vaccine had "proven to be highly effective and safe", hailing it as a big step towards "humankind's victory" over Covid-19. | Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the vaccine had "proven to be highly effective and safe", hailing it as a big step towards "humankind's victory" over Covid-19. |
| Last week, the Russian government announced it was preparing to begin mass vaccinations after saying it had carried out successful trials of the vaccine. | |
| More than 100 vaccines around the world are in early development, with some of those being tested on people in clinical trials. | More than 100 vaccines around the world are in early development, with some of those being tested on people in clinical trials. |
| Despite rapid progress, most experts think a vaccine will not become widely available until mid-2021. | Despite rapid progress, most experts think a vaccine will not become widely available until mid-2021. |
| "Sometimes individual researchers claim they have found something, which is of course, as such, great news," WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters on 4 August. | "Sometimes individual researchers claim they have found something, which is of course, as such, great news," WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters on 4 August. |
| "But between finding or having a clue of maybe having a vaccine that works, and having gone through all the stages, is a big difference." | "But between finding or having a clue of maybe having a vaccine that works, and having gone through all the stages, is a big difference." |