Critics Say Russia’s Claim Of COVID-19 Vax Efficacy Doesn’t Pass ‘Smell Test’

Russia’s announcement that its coronavirus vaccine had greater than 90% efficacy is being met with substantial skepticism, Science magazine reported.

Science reported a review of the new vaccine by the Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow involved just 20 COVID-19 cases — far too few for the claim of 92% efficacy for the “Sputnik V” vaccine to be convincing.

Pfizer and BioNTech analyzed 94 cases to make their efficacy claim, and other vaccine makers plan to wait for at least 50 or more COVID-19 cases to accumulate in a trial to assess a candidate’s worth, Science reported.

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{Matzav.com}