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2020-08-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine: Putin

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Posted by Fred 2020-08-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Skipped phase 3 trials. Everyone who takes it will be guinea pigs.

Posted by Glavinter Greretle1225 2020-08-12 07:12|| 2020-08-12 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Russia’s accelerated COVID-19 vaccine greeted with alarm as experts say Phase 3 trial is essential

Posted by Glavinter Greretle1225 2020-08-12 07:13|| 2020-08-12 07:13|| Front Page Top

#3 But, given the Gods' sense of humor, it's likely to work.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-08-12 07:18|| 2020-08-12 07:18|| Front Page Top

#4 From #2 article:
In an interview with CNBC, Gottlieb said in addition to the limited number of patients involved in trials, it appears to be similar to a vaccine being developed by Chinese biotech CanSino which is currently in clinical trials in Canada.

“Early data on that vaccine is not very encouraging,” he said. “A lot of people had antibodies to the viral vector itself, so they effectively neutralized the viral vector, because it was based on a common cold.” It’s not clear if the Russian trial will also find patients have prior immunity, he said.

Also vaccine tested on less than 100 people. Data not made public.

Posted by Glavinter Greretle1225 2020-08-12 07:23|| 2020-08-12 07:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Let the Russia bashing begin anew! How dare the western pharmaceutical-industrial complex not be the first ones on their block to use people as guinea pigs and with immunity from lawsuits.

And how dare investors make a bet a fail with the stocks they bought only to have Russia potentially win the race to a vaccine.

Posted by Clem 2020-08-12 08:11|| 2020-08-12 08:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Got my tin foil hat on here but:

How do we know the Russians didn't get this vaccine from China?

How do we know the CCP didn't have this vaccine all tested and ready before they released the virus?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-08-12 13:09|| 2020-08-12 13:09|| Front Page Top

#7 /\ All very good questions. I'm sure our "intelligence community" is working overtime to run these possibilities to ground.

[sarc completely off]

Posted by Besoeker 2020-08-12 13:11|| 2020-08-12 13:11|| Front Page Top

#8 #6 Because Russia & China are not friends anymore.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-08-12 13:13|| 2020-08-12 13:13|| Front Page Top

#9 76 People Tried Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine
That's a Phase 1 sample size (does the test vaccine make people ill?). Phase 2 determines dosage and involves hundreds to thousands of people.

Posted by Glavinter Greretle1225 2020-08-12 15:09|| 2020-08-12 15:09|| Front Page Top

#10 involves hundreds to thousands of people

Isn't that why we have the House, Senate and state Representatives?

Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-12 20:09|| 2020-08-12 20:09|| Front Page Top

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