Russian coronavirus vaccine ‘could kill the acceptance of vaccination if it goes wrong’

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Germany has warned that Russia’s claim that it has developed the world’s first coronavirus vaccine could prove “dangerous”.

 

Russian president Vladimir Putin said this week that a COVID-19 vaccine developed in the country has been registered for use and one of his daughters has already been inoculated.

 

But German health minister Jens Spahn said he was sceptical about the claims, warning they could ultimately “kill the acceptance” of vaccination as a weapon against the pandemic.

 

Spahn told Deutschlandfunk radio: "It can be dangerous to start vaccinating millions, if not billions, of people too early because it could pretty much kill the acceptance of vaccination if it goes wrong, so I'm very sceptical about what's going on in Russia.

 

"I would be pleased if we had an initial, good vaccine but based on everything we know – and that's the fundamental problem, namely that the Russians aren't telling us much – this has not been sufficiently tested.”

 

Spahn said it was “very, very important” that proper studies be carried out, adding: "It's not about being first somehow – it's about having an effective, tested and therefore safe vaccine.”

Caution urged over Russia claims

 

Putin emphasised that the jab he claims Russia has developed underwent the necessary tests and offers a lasting immunity from the virus.

 

Speaking at a government meeting, Putin said: "I would like to repeat that it has passed all the necessary tests.

 

"The most important thing is to ensure full safety of using the vaccine and its efficiency."

 

However, scientists in the UK say no scientific evidence backing these claims has been published.

 

They also warn the release of a vaccine that is not safe could cause extreme damage and worsen the current situation.

 

Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, said there are many vaccines in development around the world and there is an interest in it all being truly open.

 

He added: "The collateral damage from release of any vaccine that was less than safe and effective would exacerbate our current problems insurmountably.

 

"I hope these criteria have been followed. We are all in this together.”

 

Potential side effects

 

Dr Ayfer Ali, a specialist in drug research at Warwick Business School, said the problem with fast approvals is that potential adverse effects that are rare but serious are likely to be missed.

 

"Another issue,” he said, “is missing potential antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE), which is a phenomenon where a vaccine is not protective enough to prevent the disease but instead allows the virus to enter the body more easily and worsen the disease the vaccine is supposed to protect against.”

 

Ali added: "Russia is essentially conducting a large population-level experiment.”

 

UK vaccination progress

 

There are hopes for a coronavirus vaccine as early as this year after human trials are reported to have shown promising results.

 

Researchers at the University of Oxford said in July that they believe they have made a breakthrough after discovering the jab could provide "double protection" against the virus, the Daily Telegraph reported.

 

Health secretary Matt Hancock said teams were working towards a "best-case scenario" of a vaccine being made available sometime this year, although conceded it was more likely in 2021.

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interesting angle ....

[OrioNeXus]

In Russia , You Don't Trial Vaccine For People , You Trial People For Vaccine

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they are catching up with the western model , i,ll give you that

[flash48]

It is not easy to develop a successful vaccine for a virus.  After 35 years of world wide research we still do not have a vaccine for AIDS; plenty of treatment options but no vaccine.

[Jogs]

Military has access to much better technology than civilians. So, when there was an outbreak of SARS1 and MERS they must have done some kind of research on that. Also to be noted that military around the world are always secretly researching about bio warfare. So, its quite obvious that some countries defense already has vaccine and treatment for this virus. May be this is the reason Mr. T goes without a mask.

Russia may have used their defense research to bring out this vaccine, while in some other countries defense lobby has not permitted to this.

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Forbidden Op-Ed: The Sputnik Vaccine as a Lifesaving Global Partnership

This opinion piece, which tells the story behind the creation of the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 and emphasizes the willingness of Russia to cooperate with the international community, has been rejected by all leading Western media.

 

for what it,s worth, it gives a reasonable overview ....