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Russian vaccine: why "Sputnik V" is not leading the planetary race

2020-08-11T19:04:15.045Z


DECRYPTION - The final sprint seems to be launched with more than 140 projects referenced by the WHO. 28 are already in the phase of a clinical trial, which has three stages of evaluation.


The putting into orbit surprised everyone however, according to the admission of the Russian health authorities "Sputnik V" (the name of the Russian vaccine candidate) will not be operational before January 2021. This does not place it in the best position for this race for the long-awaited remedy against Covid-19. Because, if the Russian medical personnel and teachers will be able to benefit from the treatment a little before, this schedule is not different from that announced by other candidate vaccines developed elsewhere. In the columns of Figaro, Stéphane Bancel, the French CEO of the American start-up Moderna Therapeutics, explained that he hoped to obtain a green light for the marketing of his vaccine before the end of 2020.

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The final sprint therefore seems launched on a planetary level. "Without saying that the battle is won, the results suggest that we will indeed have a vaccine against Sars-CoV-2" , even judges Marie-Paule Kieny, Inserm research director and president of the Covid-19 vaccine committee

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Source: lefigaro

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