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On January 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a nationwide inoculation against COVID-19 with the Russian-manufactured Sputnik V vaccine.He claimed that Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) provides the best protection and safety compared to any other coronavirus vaccine worldwide. "The Russian vaccine — it is now completely obvious, and now the actual application shows that it is, overall the best one worldwide," Putin said.Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via teleconference call at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on January 13, 2021."No other preparations of a similar kind demonstrate such a level of protection and such a degree of safety.Putin’s claims are unsubstantiated.There is as yet no evidence that Sputnik V provides better protection and safety than other vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
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