It appears Russia ultimately beaten the world to it as the country arranges to unveil its COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, August 12, not including the certification of the World Health Organisation.
Yahoo News states that the three phases of human trials by Russia fruitfully completed as the country plans to go into mass production.
It ought be noted that the country has two test candidates. One is for a vaccine being worked on by the Vektor State Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology while the second is being supervised by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in partnership with the Russian Defence Ministry.
An early report by TASS said that the process for registering Gam-Covid-Vac Lyo will begin from Sunday, August 10, to Tuesday, August 12.
A Bloomberg report gathered that the vaccine will be made available “within three to seven days of registration”.
“Clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Gamaleya centre are over, paperwork is underway for the vaccine’s registration,” Mikhail Murashko, the country’s health minister said.
Similar media also mentioned the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev to have said that people who were given Gam-Covid-Vac Lyo had improved immunity 21 days after they took a dosage and that even increased more after a second shot.
A point worth noticing is that WHO has on no occasion mentioned anything about the vaccine and Russia has also not published any findings from its vaccine trials. This makes health experts concern regarding the process, specifically about how people may be at risk.
The vaccine by Vektor, EpiVacCorona, will begin by November and as at Wednesday, August 5, only three candidates have been vaccinated.
The Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing said Russia is working on 26 more vaccines.
