U.S. media: Russia in August to approve the new crown vaccine on the market, safety to be verified

Russia plans to approve a new coronavirus vaccine in early August, and if the vaccine is approved by then, Russia will become the first country in the world to approve a new coronavirus vaccine. However, there are also critics who are concerned about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.
vaccine was developed by the Gamaleya Center, part of the Russian Federation's highest public health and infectious disease prevention and control agency, CNN reported Monday. Several unnamed Russian government officials,
, said they were working to get the vaccine approved for use on August 10th or earlier, "if it is successfully approved, she will be first vaccinated by frontline health care workers and then widely used." Kirill
Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, said: "This is a Sputnik moment. Sputnik refers to the world's first man-made satellite successfully launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. At the time, Americans were surprised to hear Sputnik's beep. Now that our vaccine is the same, Russia will be number one. Dmitriev said.
, however, CNN notes that Russia has not yet released test data on the vaccine and that its alleged safety and effectiveness cannot be confirmed for the time being.
, more than 150 new coronavirus vaccine candidates are currently in different stages of development around the world , of which more than 20 are already in the third phase of testing , that is , human trials . CNN noted that the russian vaccine has not yet completed the second phase of testing. The researchers plan to complete this phase of testing by August 3, followed by the third phase of testing while the medical staff are vaccinated.
in response to the controversy over the testing process, several Russian
said the vaccine was being approved quickly, given the steady global spread of the new corona pneumonia and the growing outbreak in Russia.