Russia claimed today that its controversial Covid-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective – shortly after Pfizer sparked a wave of optimism around the world by giving the same figure for its own vaccine. Moscow’s so-called Sputnik V jab was approved in August before human trials were complete, prompting criticism from scientists, and today’s news from Pfizer has widely been seen as the first robust sign of an effective vaccine. Stock markets reacted positively to today’s news while US president-elect Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both welcomed the breakthrough. But not to be outdone, Russia’s health ministry claimed its own product was equally effective, citing data collected from vaccinations of the public. ‘We are responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine among citizens who have received it as part of the mass vaccination programme,’ said Oksana Drapkina, the head of an official research institute. ‘Based on our observations, it is also more than 90 per cent. The appearance of another effective vaccine – this is good news for everyone,’ Drapkina said. Vladimir Putin (pictured) announced in August that Russia had registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine, prompting criticism from scientists Moscow’s so-called Sputnik V… Read full this story
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