Russia’s fast-track coronavirus vaccine draws outrage over safety

Russia’s fast-track coronavirus vaccine draws outrage over safety

Russia approves ‘reckless’ vaccine

Russian president Vladimir Putin announced today that the country’s health regulator had become the world’s first to approve a coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. Scientists worldwide have condemned the decision as dangerously rushed. Russia hasn’t completed large trials to test its safety and efficacy, and rolling out an inadequately vetted vaccine could put at risk people who receive it, researchers say. “If they get it wrong it could undermine the entire global enterprise,” says vaccine scientist Peter Hotez.
Nature | 5 min read