Russia ‘right all along’ about its Sputnik V vaccine’s high efficacy
The vaccine is almost 92% effective in fighting Covid-19 according to reports by respected medical journal The Lancet
02 February 2021 - 16:49
Moscow — Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting Covid-19 based on peer-reviewed, late-stage trial results published in The Lancet international medical journal.
Experts said the phase 3 trial results means the world has another effective weapon to fight the pandemic and justifies, to some extent, Moscow’s decision to roll out the vaccine before final data has been released...
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