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"The WHO greatly appreciates the efforts that the Russian Federation has made to develop a vaccine against COVID-19, namely Sputnik V. Once again I want to thank Russia for its excellent efforts to create a safe and effective vaccine", Regional Director for Europe at the WHO Hans Kluge said after a meeting with Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko.
He also stressed that Russia had helped him to provide aid to Central Asian countries amid the pandemic and had generally shown its commitment to global solidarity.
Moscow has already received requests for one billion doses of the vaccine from at least 20 countries, but the authorities have noted that Russia has to attend to its own people first. The Russian Ministry of Health has confirmed that the drug underwent all the necessary checks and was proven to be capable of building immunity against the virus for at least two years.
Comment: It's worth first noting that the need to take any coronavirus vaccine is likely completely unnecessary for everyone, even the minuscule percentage of people at risk.
That said, the situation reflects the state of the world quite aptly, because, while Russia developed its vaccine in record time, the West is halting their coronavirus vaccine trials amidst 'serious concerns' - except in the developing world where they're willing to experiment on the populace like disposable guinea pigs - and polls of the public show that they (quite rightly) don't trust the West's attempts at a vaccine nor are a large majority willing to - voluntarily - take it.
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