Russia says it will have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to carry out a mass vaccination by the start of 2021. Alexander Sergeyev, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said it could have tens of millions of doses ready by this time, as long as trials prove successful and safe over the next six months. Scientists across the world are currently working on vaccines to protect against COVID-19. While there are over 140 in the earliest stages of testing, six have moved into phase 3 trials, according to the New York Times vaccine tracker. In this phase, they are tested on thousands of humans to assess their safety and effectiveness. Earlier this month, Defense Ministry officials in Russia announced successful trials of its own vaccine, finding the drug was “safe and well tolerated” by 18 volunteers, the state news agency Tass reported. Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, said they plan to give the vaccine to health workers in mid-August, while Phase 3 trials are still being completed. He also said scaling and production will begin in parallel: “As a result of all this, we will get large-scale production and large-scale application.” Russia is one of the… Read full this story
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