EXPERT REACTION: Russia approves COVID-19 vaccine
It has been reported overnight that Russia has approved a COVID-19 vaccine known as Sputnik V for widespread use, after less than two months of human testing. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the Russian regulator had approved the vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, despite the drug yet to complete any large scale stage 3 trials. Australian experts respond.
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Professor Magdalena Plebanski is Director of the Biomedical and Health Innovation Enabling Capability Platform and Head of the Translational Immunology and Nanotechnology Program at RMIT University. She is a leading expert in vaccine development.