Vaccine diplomacy: Putin seeks to leverage Sputnik V to build Russia's global influence

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to skepticism at the time because of its insufficient testing. Six months later, as demand for the Sputnik V vaccine grows, experts are raising questions again — this time, over whether Moscow can keep up with all the orders from the countries that want it.

Slovakia got 200,000 doses on March 1, even though the European Medicines Agency, the European Union’s pharmaceutical regulator, only began reviewing its use on Thursday in an expedited process. The president of the hard-hit Czech Republic said he wrote directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin to get a supply.

Millions of doses are expected by countries in Latin America, Africa, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East in a wave of Russian vaccine diplomacy.
“Sputnik V continues to confidently conquer Europe,” anchor Olga Skabeyeva declared on the Russia-1 state TV channel.

Dmitry Kiselev, the network’s top pro-Kremlin anchor, heaped on the hyperbole last month, blustering: “The Russian coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, is the best in the world.”

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/vaccine-diplomacy-putin-seeks-to-leverage-sputnik-v-to-build-russias-global-influence-01615133331?siteid=yhoof2

Sure just like Trump and Pooty are two of the handsomest men in the world.

[bullimiami]

1. did the russian vaccine pass some actual independent testing?

[Diraven]

2. It works pretty well actually

Although they did rush it to production without what would be considered adequate testing by the big western drug companies, there have been studies conducted afterward that show its efficacy is comparable.