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taking another, better vaccine because they have Amir, head of Iraqi Public Health Department in
already been injected. In a few cases in the past, the Health Ministry, said in a press release (Xinhua,
unproven vaccines have caused health risks. The Iran Russia).
potential problems often go undiscussed. Copies
of the vaccination consent forms for one candidate Russia claimed to have registered the world's
that were reviewed by The New York Times did first vaccine against the novel coronavirus in
not specify that the product was still in testing. It August 2020 though the US, China and Turkey
is unclear how many people have already received may have beaten them to the punch. Russian
a vaccine candidate. Local governments indicated President Vladimir Putin claimed, "As far as I
they planned to make the current vaccines know, this morning, for the first time in the world,
available to more people. Beijing said it kept tabs a vaccine against the new coronavirus infection
on those who had been given the vaccines but did has been registered," Putin said during an online
not disclosed any details. The contrast with the meeting with the Russian government. Russian
United States is stark. A growing number of polls Health Minister Mikhail Murashko confirmed at
showed that many Americans would not take a the meeting that the vaccine issued in Russia is
coronavirus vaccine, which could imperil efforts the first in the world, while other countries are
to stamp out the pandemic. According to a global conducting clinical studies of vaccines under
online survey published in October in the journal development. Murashko said that the new vaccine,
Nature, respondents from China gave the highest after passing all necessary checks, showed that
proportion of positive responses when asked it forms a stable immunity. "The main thing,
if they would take a “proven, safe and effective of course, is that in the future we can ensure
vaccine.” In China, there’s this trend of ‘everyone the unconditional safety of this vaccine and its
is getting it, so I want it, too. Chinese officials effectiveness," Putin said, congratulating everyone
defended making vaccine candidates available. who worked on the drug. Russian Deputy Prime
Zheng Zhongwei, a top official at China’s National Minister Tatyana Golikova said at the meeting that
Health Commission, said that the move was a she expected the production of the vaccine would
“very necessary means of protecting peoples’ start at the end of August or the beginning of
lives and health,” given outbreaks abroad. China’s September and health workers would be the first
drive has taken nationalistic overtones, with to be vaccinated. Putin said one of his daughters
many celebrating the fact that the country has had been vaccinated against the coronavirus was
candidates in late-stage trials (Wee and Chen). feeling well afterward Xinhua, Russia First). Russia
immediately began production of the first batch
Russia of vaccines against Covid-19. Russian President
Vladimir Putin announced the world's first
Iran and Russia cooperated to produce a registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus
Covid-19 vaccine in the Islamic republic as was named Sputnik V after the space satellite
Covid-19 cases in Iran surged. Iran was the launched by Moscow in 1957. The vaccine was
hardest-hit country in the Middle East region. created by the Gamaleya Scientific Research
The announcement of Iran-Russia cooperation Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, a
on producing a coronavirus vaccine was made medical institute located near Moscow. Health
at a September online meeting between Kazem Minister Mikhail Murashko said Russia would
Jalali, Iran's ambassador to Moscow and Kirill offer the vaccine to other countries once its own
Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment citizens were vaccinated, adding that doubts over
Fund. Jalali called for further health and medical the effectiveness of the vaccine are unfounded
cooperation between the two countries. "The (Xinhua, Russia Begins).
lack of compliance of the citizens will increase
the number of infections and make the ministry Asia
to stop at a certain stage because our health
institutions have a limited capacity and this will Japan started conducting clinical tests of a
also lead to an increase in deaths," Ryadh Abdul- vaccine for the novel coronavirus in late June.
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taking another, better vaccine because they have Amir, head of Iraqi Public Health Department in
already been injected. In a few cases in the past, the Health Ministry, said in a press release (Xinhua,
unproven vaccines have caused health risks. The Iran Russia).
potential problems often go undiscussed. Copies
of the vaccination consent forms for one candidate Russia claimed to have registered the world's
that were reviewed by The New York Times did first vaccine against the novel coronavirus in
not specify that the product was still in testing. It August 2020 though the US, China and Turkey
is unclear how many people have already received may have beaten them to the punch. Russian
a vaccine candidate. Local governments indicated President Vladimir Putin claimed, "As far as I
they planned to make the current vaccines know, this morning, for the first time in the world,
available to more people. Beijing said it kept tabs a vaccine against the new coronavirus infection
on those who had been given the vaccines but did has been registered," Putin said during an online
not disclosed any details. The contrast with the meeting with the Russian government. Russian
United States is stark. A growing number of polls Health Minister Mikhail Murashko confirmed at
showed that many Americans would not take a the meeting that the vaccine issued in Russia is
coronavirus vaccine, which could imperil efforts the first in the world, while other countries are
to stamp out the pandemic. According to a global conducting clinical studies of vaccines under
online survey published in October in the journal development. Murashko said that the new vaccine,
Nature, respondents from China gave the highest after passing all necessary checks, showed that
proportion of positive responses when asked it forms a stable immunity. "The main thing,
if they would take a “proven, safe and effective of course, is that in the future we can ensure
vaccine.” In China, there’s this trend of ‘everyone the unconditional safety of this vaccine and its
is getting it, so I want it, too. Chinese officials effectiveness," Putin said, congratulating everyone
defended making vaccine candidates available. who worked on the drug. Russian Deputy Prime
Zheng Zhongwei, a top official at China’s National Minister Tatyana Golikova said at the meeting that
Health Commission, said that the move was a she expected the production of the vaccine would
“very necessary means of protecting peoples’ start at the end of August or the beginning of
lives and health,” given outbreaks abroad. China’s September and health workers would be the first
drive has taken nationalistic overtones, with to be vaccinated. Putin said one of his daughters
many celebrating the fact that the country has had been vaccinated against the coronavirus was
candidates in late-stage trials (Wee and Chen). feeling well afterward Xinhua, Russia First). Russia
immediately began production of the first batch
Russia of vaccines against Covid-19. Russian President
Vladimir Putin announced the world's first
Iran and Russia cooperated to produce a registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus
Covid-19 vaccine in the Islamic republic as was named Sputnik V after the space satellite
Covid-19 cases in Iran surged. Iran was the launched by Moscow in 1957. The vaccine was
hardest-hit country in the Middle East region. created by the Gamaleya Scientific Research
The announcement of Iran-Russia cooperation Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, a
on producing a coronavirus vaccine was made medical institute located near Moscow. Health
at a September online meeting between Kazem Minister Mikhail Murashko said Russia would
Jalali, Iran's ambassador to Moscow and Kirill offer the vaccine to other countries once its own
Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment citizens were vaccinated, adding that doubts over
Fund. Jalali called for further health and medical the effectiveness of the vaccine are unfounded
cooperation between the two countries. "The (Xinhua, Russia Begins).
lack of compliance of the citizens will increase
the number of infections and make the ministry Asia
to stop at a certain stage because our health
institutions have a limited capacity and this will Japan started conducting clinical tests of a
also lead to an increase in deaths," Ryadh Abdul- vaccine for the novel coronavirus in late June.
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