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Russia Says Vaccine Trials To Be Conducted In India, Health Ministry Denies

Indian Defense News | 13/08/2020 01:45 PM | Click to read full article

Russia has claimed that phase 3 clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine, will also be conducted in India, but officials in the Union Health Ministry dismissed it saying there was no talk on any such collaboration yet.

The controversial vaccine — Sputnik V — has been approved by Russia even amid major concerns on its safety and efficacy as it has not completed human trials yet and has been tested on less than 100 individuals.

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