Growing evidence suggests Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine is safe and very effective. But questions about the data remain
- Written by Megan Steain, Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Antonio Calanni/AP/AAPRussia was the first country to register a COVID vaccine, with its health ministry giving emergency approval to the Sputnik V vaccine in August 2020.
This decision was met with scepticism from the international scientific community because it came a month before results of phase 1 and 2 trials were published.
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