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It's all nice and good, but Putin made this vaccine's effectiveness a political issue. If it's significantly less effective than its western counterparts it wou
by nullifidian 6y ago
It's all nice and good, but Putin made this vaccine's effectiveness a political issue. If it's significantly less effective than its western counterparts it would result in a severe loss of face for Putin's propagandists and the regime in general. Considering the historical record of Putin's regime love for truth and integrity, it wouldn't be surprising if many people would choose to take these results with a grain of salt.
- myth_drannon 6y agoUnfortunately everything became political in this pandemic. Nothing wrong with a bit of national price. Russia inherited a very good scientific base for vaccine research and didn't squander it all, so I think they had a good case to be so risky.
- nullifidian 6y ago>Unfortunately everything became political in this pandemic. Western leaders don't call vaccines developed in their countries as "the best Covid vaccine in the world". More so before any statistically relevant studies (faked or not) even ready. >Nothing wrong with a bit of national price. I think there is a difference (at least there shoudl be) between national pride and a fact distortion field.