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Sputnik vaccine for Covid-19, all the doubts in the world

Russia amazes the world with its Sputnik vaccine for Covid-19. The doubts of the scientific world do not diminish the hope, and the wait to verify the results will be short. The first batch of vaccines will be ready for use within two weeks.

Gianluca Riccio di Gianluca Riccio
August 12 2020
in Medicine
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Russia has just become the first country in the world to approve a vaccine for Covid-19. President Vladimir Putin's announcement, relaunched by Reuters yesterday, has already traveled the globe several times.

On Futuroprossimo I already said of the remarkable results that this Russian Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya Institute in Moscow, was reporting. Before getting the green light, the Sputnik vaccine (this is its name) underwent two months of human testing to get the green light.

Why Sputnik

The vaccine has an ancient name, which takes us back to the first Russian achievements in space exploration. It will be called "Sputnik", "Travel Companion". It was also the name of the first Russian orbital satellite, as he says Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian investment fund that provided financial aid for vaccine development.

Sputnik vaccine for Covid-19
The vaccine also becomes a political lever.

The next steps of the Sputnik vaccine

After the vaccine has entered mass production, it will be used on a large scale starting with the Russian population, followed by some other parts of the world (20 countries have already applied for 1 billion doses). Putin assured that the vaccine boosts immunity and was even used on one of his daughters.

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Vladimir Putin

The skepticism of the scientific community

While awaiting Chinese pronouncements, and recalling the coexistence of dozens of laboratories working on a vaccine (with related vested interests), general skepticism must be considered.

Russia's swift approval of the Sputnik vaccine has raised concerns around the world as many fear that the rush to release a Covid-19 vaccine could lead to something ineffective or not properly tested.

On a technical level, the Russian vaccine is about to enter mass trials on humans (Phase III). In this new phase, in fact, it will be tested on thousands of human beings to study its effects in more detail.

Sputnik vaccine, the steps already taken

As for the initial tests, the Gamaleya vaccine was administered to a rather small subset of people, including the scientists who created it, 50 Russian military members, and some volunteers.

The WHO, World Health Organization, considers the Sputnik vaccine still in phase I. Globally, again a WHO source, there are about 100 vaccines in development, with 4 of them in the final trial on humans (Phase III).

The WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said a vaccine would have to undergo various tests before being authorized for launch. "There is a big difference between finding or having the idea of ​​a vaccine that works and having gone through all the stages."

The news remains striking. The hopes of dispelling this nightmare are very high.

If the Sputnik vaccine is effective as claimed, its results will not be long in coming. The first game will be available for use within two weeks.

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Gianluca Riccio, born in 1975, is the creative director of an advertising agency, copywriter and journalist. He is affiliated with Italian Institute for the Future, World Future Society and H +, Network of Italian Transhumanists. Since 2006 he directs Futuroprossimo.it, the Italian resource of Futurology.

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