14% of those vaccinated with the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 showed side effects – Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

About 14% of Russians vaccinated with a domestic vaccine against coronavirus infection have side effects. The Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Murashko, announced this on September 15, reports RIA Novosti.

He said vaccinated people complain of weakness, muscle aches and fever.

Murashko states that such complications are described in the vaccine instructions.

According to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, more than 300 volunteers have been vaccinated as part of the Sputnik V vaccine study.

Mass vaccination is scheduled for November, notes RIA Novosti.

On August 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the registration of the world’s first vaccine against coronavirus infection. According to him, the vaccine developed at the Gamaleya Institute is effective, forms stable immunity and has passed all tests. Putin said one of his daughters has already been vaccinated against coronavirus infection with a Russian-made vaccine. On August 27, the Kremlin chief said that his daughter had received a second vaccination and was doing well.

Head of Scientific Knowledge of Russian the project Inbio Ventures Ilya Yasny believes the Russian coronavirus vaccine registry is contrary to scientific and ethical standards for drug development… He noted that the drug was registered after testing it on several dozen people and the final stage of clinical trials was not carried out.

According to a survey by the Higher School of Economics, 45.6% of the country’s citizens never intend to be vaccinated with the Russian vaccine. Among the reasons for this position are fears of possible side effects.

United States said that the Russian vaccine is considered unfinished.

According to Johns Hopkins University, Russia ranks fourth in the world in the number of COVID-19 cases (more than 1 million people).