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Russia announced in August that it had developed the world’s first vaccine against COVID-19.
Russia’s direct investment fund said accelerated vaccine registration would make Sputnik V available faster than usual around the world.
“The Russian Federation was one of the first to apply to WHO for prior approval of a coronavirus vaccine,” the fund said in a statement.
The WHO, for its part, states that such requests are confidential.
According to the Russian Foundation, “successful pre-approval would allow the Sputnik V vaccine to be included in drug lists used by international procurement agencies and states, which provide guidelines for purchasing drugs.”
Meanwhile, some Western scientists are warning against a Russian vaccine because approving the vaccine too quickly could be dangerous.
“If the product submitted for evaluation meets the criteria, WHO will make these results public. So far, WHO has not approved any vaccine against COVID-19,” WHO said in a statement.
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