“Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that his country has registered a coronavirus vaccine and said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated” Axios reports.
“Scientists around the world are skeptical about Russia’s claims. There is no published scientific data to back up Putin’s claims that Russia has a viable vaccine — or that it produces any sort of immunity without significant side effects. A Russian vaccine has not gone through any phase three trials, which are lengthy and involve thousands of participants for testing. Experts caution that introducing a vaccine to the population without widespread testing could have serious negative consequences, including unexpected side effects or simply undermining public trust in their efficacy. ‘I know it has proven efficient and forms a stable immunity, and I would like to repeat that it has passed all the necessary tests,’ Putin told a news conference.”