Russia's Sputnik COVID19 Vaccine Trial - Efficacy and Limitations

• The Russian Sputnik COVID19 vaccine interim analysis has been published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet
• Efficacy is comparable to vaccines like the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines
• But there are some serious concerns with the study and the published data reducing the usefulness of this vaccine and to whom it can be used
• You don’t want to miss this episode

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 LINKS:

The Sputnik COVID19 Vaccine trial in the Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00234-8/fulltext 

Precision Evidence #8: “Critical Appraisal of the Moderna COVID19 Vaccine Trial”

 https://www.precision-evidence.com/8 

Precision Evidence #6: “Covid-19 Vaccines Trials: Understanding the First Published Results”

 https://www.precision-evidence.com/6 

Precision Evidence #5: “Covid-19 Vaccines Trials and Press Releases – Looking Beyond the Efficacy”

 https://www.precision-evidence.com/5 

NOTES:

• The interim analysis of the Russian Sputnik COVID19 vaccine is published in The Lancet
• It demonstrates efficacy at 94.6% which is comparable to the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccine interim analysis
• Safety is comparable as well
• There are, however,  when scrutinizing the study, some serious concerns with impact on the usefulness of the vaccine and reducing the precision of the evidence

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