2021/02/02 20:39 A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Russia s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, at the Del Norte Hospital in El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (A. A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Russia s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, at the Del Norte Hospital in El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) MOSCOW (AP) Russian scientists say the country s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to early results of an advanced study published in a British medical journal. The news is a boost for the shot that is increasingly being purchased by nations around the world who are desperate to stop the devastation caused by the pandemic.
People queue on Jan. 20 to get a shot of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in GUM State Department store in Moscow. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
MOSCOW (AP) Russian scientists say the country’s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against Covid-19, according to early results of an advanced study published Tuesday in a British medical journal.
The news is a boost for the vaccine, which governments around the world increasingly are purchasing in the race to stop the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers said that based on a fall trial involving about 20,000 people in Russia, the vaccine is about 91% effective and appears to prevent inoculated individuals from becoming severely ill with Covid-19. But it is unclear if Sputnik V can stop transmission. The study was published online Tuesday in The Lancet.