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The US director Oliver Stone said he had a Russian corona vaccine administered.
"
I don't know how long it will help, but I've heard a lot of positive things,
"
said the 74-year-old in an interview with Russian state television.
The second injection is still pending.
Stone said he did not know why the West was ignoring the Russian active ingredient.
The filmmaker, who has won three Oscar awards (
"
Noon - Midnight Express
", "
Born on July 4th,
" "
Platoon
"),
is also known for his
"
Putin Interviews
"
- a documentary about Russian President Vladimir Putin from 2017.
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Vladimir Putin in conversation with Oliver Stone
Photo: Alexei Druzhinin / imago images / ITAR-TASS
Approval of
»
Sputnik V
«
triggered criticism
In the Russian capital Moscow, large-scale vaccinations with the vaccine
"
Sputnik V
"
began
more than a week
ago.
This makes Russia one of the first countries in the world to have its population vaccinated against Sars-CoV-2 on a large scale.
Independent studies on
»
Sputnik V
«
are not yet known; its release had also triggered international criticism in the summer.
Russia has also released a second vaccine called
»
EpiVacCorona
«
.
On Tuesday, the authorities in Russia counted almost 26,700 new infections within one day.
In addition, 577 deaths were registered.
For comparison: In Germany, the Robert Koch Institute reported 14,432 new infections and 500 deaths within 24 hours.
There are now several promising vaccine candidates around the world.
According to Health Minister Jens Spahn, 60 percent of the population in Germany could be vaccinated by the end of summer 2021.
As of today, such a large number of vaccination doses can be expected in the summer that large parts of the population could then be vaccinated, said the CDU politician on Monday evening in the ZDF "heute-journal" when asked when 60 percent of the population were vaccinated could be.
According to experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), a vaccination rate of 60 to 70 percent of the population is necessary for effective control of the pandemic.
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