Russia has criticized that the move to ban the import of its coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V is politically motivated. Russia has criticized the decision of Brazil to stop the import of the vaccine.
Brazil has on Monday rejected a request to import the Sputnik V vaccine made by state governors in the country. Brazil government took this decision referring to the risks with Sputnik V vaccine. Brazil claims that there is not enough information about safety, effectiveness and quality of the Russian vaccine. Brazil’s healthcare and medicines watchdog named Anvisa has took this decision.
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“All of these uncertainties can directly interfere with the control of the pandemic in our country, because if the vaccine’s efficacy is not adequate, it can generate a false sense of security,” said Anvisa director Alex Machado Campos.
Sputnik V was developed by Gamaleya Institute owned by the Russian government. It has been approved by Russia and 60 foreign governments. The two-shot vaccine showed 91.6 per cent efficacy against symptomatic Covid-19 in clinical trials
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