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Articles with tag "Coronavirus"

vaccine geopolitics

Putin Questions Moderna’s ‘Best’ Coronavirus Vaccine Recognition

Putin remarked in a televised meeting that Russian-made vaccines are “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle.”
accessible to all

Putin Backs Russia Waiving Patents on Its Covid Jabs

"We should not think about how to extract maximum profit, but about how to ensure people's safety," Putin said.
shortened cycle

Russia Registers One-Dose Sputnik Light Coronavirus Jab

Sputnik Light "demonstrated 79.4% efficacy" compared to 91.6% for the two-shot Sputnik V, its developers claim.
russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | May 6

Deaths surpass 110,000. Mass vaccination.
'short-term option'

Russian Scientists Say Polio Vaccine Protects Against Coronavirus

The makers of Russia's third approved Covid-19 vaccine said volunteers who took a live polio vaccine saw "sharp reduction" in coronavirus incidence.
prolonged regimen

Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Maker Studying 3rd Booster Shot

Tests of a third EpiVacCorona shot on animals have “confirmed increased and prolonged immunity,” a researcher said.
Coronavirus fatalities

Russia’s Pandemic Excess Death Toll Passes 460K

Country continues to be one of the world’s hardest hit, as Moscow reports growing case numbers.
litigated claims

Russia-Brazil Spat Erupts Over Sputnik Vaccine Snub

Brazil refused to import Sputnik V. Russia has threatened to sue the regulator.
third wave?

Moscow Official Slams Slow Vaccination, Lax Mask-Wearing as Coronavirus Cases Double

City authorities confirmed a 74% increase in single-day infections overnight on Thursday.
questions raised

Brazil Says Russian Covid Vaccine Carried Live Cold Virus

Tainted batches of Sputnik V sent to Brazil carried a live version of a common cold-causing virus, according to the country's health regulator.
‘SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP’

Russia Sends Medical Aid to Virus-Ravaged India

The shipment includes coronavirus treatment drugs, ventilation equipment and oxygen supplies.
HIDDEN SURGE

Is Russia Entering a Third Coronavirus Wave?

Despite the Kremlin denying a hidden rise in cases, figures for Moscow and reports from hospitals paint a worrying picture.
vaccine geopolitics

Russia Accuses Brazil of ‘Political’ Sputnik V Rejection

Brazil's federal health regulator denied a request from several states to import the Russian vaccine on Monday.
SLOW GOING

Russia Has Vaccinated 10% of Its Adult Population

Moscow to issue $13 gift cards to vaccinated pensioners to boost pace of rollout.
WELCOME BACK

Russia Relaxes Entry Rules, Opens to British Citizens Again

The changes allow easier entry for citizens of 29 countries.
Third Wave?

Putin Announces Non-Working Period in May to Prevent Virus Surge

Putin on Friday backed a proposal to introduce a non-working period in early May to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Russia’s Claims of Sputnik V's 97.6% Effectiveness Under the Spotlight

Limited data and possible methodological shortcomings raise concerns Russia is cherry-picking and embellishing vaccine data. 
ciao

Envoy Says Italy Will Reopen to Russian Tourists This Summer

At least one major Russian tour operator has reportedly begun opening bookings, though Italy has not yet resumed issuing visas.
about face

Czechs Rule Out Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine After Spying Fallout

Prague's rejection of Sputnik V follows diplomat expulsions from its accusations of Russian secret services’ involvement in a fatal explosion.
mutating strain

2 Coronavirus Mutations Forming in Russia – Official

Epidemiologists say the new strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus found in Russia aren’t necessarily deadlier or more contagious.
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