It could be a while before U.S. efforts to develop coronavirus vaccines benefit the developing world. China and Russia are trying to fill the void.
Some early results were published in September, but participants had only been followed for about 42 days, and there was no comparison group.
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The latest study is based on research involving about 20,000 adults at 25 hospitals in Moscow between September and November, of whom three-quarters got two doses of the Russian vaccine 21 days apart and the remainder got placebo shots.
The most commonly reported side effects were flu-like symptoms, pain at the injection site and fatigue. Serious side effects were rare in both groups, and four deaths were reported in the study, but none was considered to be the result of the vaccine.
Feb 2, 2021
A health care worker prepares a dose of Russia s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, at the Del Norte Hospital in El Alto, Bolivia. (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.
Researchers say based on their trial, which involved about 20,000 people in Russia last fall, the vaccine is about 91 percent effective and that the shot also appeared to prevent people from becoming severely ill with COVID-19. The study was published online today in the journal, Lancet.
Russia s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective, study suggests
Researchers say vaccine 91.6% effective, appears to prevent people from becoming severely ill with COVID-19, giving boost for shot sought by nations desperate to stop pandemic s devastation
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Published: 02.02.21 , 17:09
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.
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Researchers say, based on their trial that involved about 20,000 people in Russia last fall, the vaccine is about 91% effective and appears to prevent people from becoming severely ill with COVID-19. The study was published online Tuesday in the journal The Lancet.
MOSCOW 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.