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> On the other hand, it is entirely possible that Russia will hold off vaccinating its general population until it has received favourable results from the phas
by SpaceRaccoon 6y ago
> On the other hand, it is entirely possible that Russia will hold off vaccinating its general population until it has received favourable results from the phase 3 trial. In which case, the announcement of the approval of Sputnik V might amount to a political gesture, rather than a serious attempt to circumvent the standard process of vaccine development.
Yes, it really was mostly a political gesture. General inoculation isn't planned for until Jan 1st, 2021.
- asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it."
- owl57 6y agoAs far as I understood, from the bureaucratic point of view this was some kind of temporary approval needed to include risk groups in phase 3 trial, which could be a good thing given the general urgency of the situation. And then, yes, Putin made a political gesture out of this implementation detail.
- divbzero 6y agoLet’s hope under the covers things are progressing in the typical prudent manner. Even so, I worry about the extra pressure on phase 3 trials for a vaccine that’s already been announced publicly.
- ladberg 6y agoJan 1st is still way earlier than any other country could feasibly do it.
- rsynnott 6y agoExpect that to be pushed back if there are any hitches in what is, in reality a phase 3 trial. Which there probably will be; there generally are.