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 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday his was the first
country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine, after
less than two months of human testing. His health minister on
Wednesday dismissed allegations that the vaccine was unsafe.
"We are following vigilantly every report, no matter what country,"
Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein told reporters. "We have
already discussed the reports from the research centre in Russia
about the vaccine development.
"If we are convinced it is a serious product, we will also try to
enter negotiations. But I don't want to delude anyone. The
ministry's professional staff is working on this all the time. The
vaccine will not come tomorrow," he said.
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Israel is developing its own vaccine candidate and intends to begin human trials
as early as October. It has also signed with Moderna and Arcturus Therapeutics
for the option to buy their potential vaccines.
(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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