nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Skepticism Greets Putin’s Announcement Of Russian Coronavirus Vaccine||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||It’s the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine — but without Phase III trials to assess safety and effectiveness in the general population.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a teleconference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Tuesday. He announced the approval of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine during this meeting.

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Skepticism Greets Putin’s Announcement Of Russian Coronavirus Vaccine

It’s the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine — but without Phase III trials to assess safety and effectiveness in the general population.