Good results with Russian Vaccine all over the news today

[Caribbean Cool]

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, interim trial results suggest | CNN

An interim analysis of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has found it to be 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 and 100% effective against severe and moderate disease.

edition.cnn.com

 

[Caribbean Cool]

Which leaves me with the question...is the Russian Vaccine available in B.A....Now....and where?

 

[Somewhereinba]

I know two people who have had the first dose of Sputnik - fever/headaches etc for 2 days then OK... Will update after the second dose. Both work in hospitals and are approximately 30 years old.

 

[jantango]

 

[Silvie]

Which leaves me with the question...is the Russian Vaccine available in B.A....Now....and where?

In CABA, it looks like the next appointments for adults 70 and older will be displayed on the web site after they finish giving it to all medical staff : https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/coronavirus/vacunacion-covid-19/adultos-mayores-de-70. All info will be displayed on "argentina.gob.ar"

 

[sergio]

Favourable review of the Russian vaccine based on Lancet study. This is from today's Wall Street Journal. May only be accessible by subscribers:

Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Was Highly Effective in Trial, Boosting Moscow’s Rollout Ambitions

The homegrown Sputnik V shot was 91.6% effective in a large-scale trial, handing Moscow a geopolitical coup and a possible slice of the lucrative global vaccine market.

www.wsj.com

 

[Redpossum]

The Russians had a head start in that the Gamaleya Institute had for years been doing research on related/similar viruses.

It is a shame that pandemic issues in general and vaccines in particular have become such a political football. The raging Russophobia in some quarters has distorted perceptions to a lamentable degree.