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This is barely a critique of the science of the vaccine trial; it's 60% political pandering and inclusion of various public figures (completely irrelevant to th

This is barely a critique of the science of the vaccine trial; it's 60% political pandering and inclusion of various public figures (completely irrelevant to the science) and their yappings about geopolitical context, peppered in with some potentially valid complaints about the approval process and the reporting by Gamaleya. But at this point it's all moot, because we have multiple (https://www.conicet.gov.ar/wp-content/uploads/Informe-Sputnik_Buenos-Aires-13.04.2021.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3UIxk7oEuXISJKo4dqCFGt https://www.conicet.gov.ar/wp-content/uploads/Informe-Sputni...) (https://www.fundacionfemeba.org.ar/blog/farmacologia-7/post/informacion-sobre-vacunas-contra-covid-19-48720 https://www.fundacionfemeba.org.ar/blog/farmacologia-7/post/...) (https://magazine.oceanomedicina.com/actualidad/respuesta-inmune-al-sars-cov-2-tras-la-aplicacion-de-la-vacuna-sputnik-v https://magazine.oceanomedicina.com/actualidad/respuesta-inm...) reports and production of Sputnik outside of Russia (https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/pharmaceutical-firm-produces-first-batch-of-sputnik-v-vaccine-in-argentina.phtml https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/pharmaceutical-fir...), which basically corroborate all of the findings of the Gamaleya Institute. So I'm wondering why exactly there's this tremendous conspiratorial thinking about a vaccine that made claims... that turned out be completely on target with both the trial data and its epidemiological impacts in the countries where it's being applied.

trhway 5y ago
because big politic. Covid is first and foremost a humongous wealth, resource and power redistribution and grab, at all levels, from local to global. It is being a pandemic is a distant second. https://brazilian.report/liveblog/coronavirus/2021/03/15/us-pressured-brazil-ditch-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine/ https://brazilian.report/liveblog/coronavirus/2021/03/15/us-... "OGA [The Office of Global Affairs] used diplomatic relations in the Americas region to mitigate efforts by states, including Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia, who are working to increase their influence in the region to the detriment of US safety and security. OGA coordinated with other U.S. government agencies to strengthen diplomatic ties and offer technical and humanitarian assistance to dissuade countries in the region from accepting aid from these ill-intentioned states. Examples include using OGA’s Health Attaché office to persuade Brazil to reject the Russian COVID-19 vaccine"

trhway 5y ago

because big politic. Covid is first and foremost a humongous wealth, resource and power redistribution and grab, at all levels, from local to global. It is being a pandemic is a distant second. https://brazilian.report/liveblog/coronavirus/2021/03/15/us-pressured-brazil-ditch-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine/ https://brazilian.report/liveblog/coronavirus/2021/03/15/us-... "OGA [The Office of Global Affairs] used diplomatic relations in the Americas region to mitigate efforts by states, including Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia, who are working to increase their influence in the region to the detriment of US safety and security. OGA coordinated with other U.S. government agencies to strengthen diplomatic ties and offer technical and humanitarian assistance to dissuade countries in the region from accepting aid from these ill-intentioned states. Examples include using OGA’s Health Attaché office to persuade Brazil to reject the Russian COVID-19 vaccine"