How netizens reacted to Russian university claiming it completed Covid-19 vaccine trials

According to Russian news agency TASS, the first stage of trials started on June 18 when a group of 18 volunteers got vaccinated. The second set kicked off with 20 volunteers vaccinated on June 23.

🦠#Sechenov University has successfully completed tests on volunteers of the world’s first vaccine against #COVID19.

“The #vaccine is safe. The volunteers will be discharged on July 15 and July 20″, chief researcher Elena Smolyarchuk told TASS ➡️ https://t.co/jVrmWbLvwX pic.twitter.com/V8bon4lieR

— Russia in India (@RusEmbIndia) July 12, 2020

However, vaccine candidates being developed by AstraZeneca-University of Oxford and China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) are in late-stage trials. Moderna also plans to start its late-stage trial this month.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 19 vaccine candidates are in the clinical evaluation stage as of July 6.

Here’s how people on social media reacted to the news:

Russia successfully completed the trial of #coronavaccine

WHO :#RussianVaccine pic.twitter.com/nyM9iybYJf

— ऋषि (@_rishiism_) July 13, 2020

Putin after russia discovered corona vaccine- #coronavaccine #RussianVaccine pic.twitter.com/8mxrESwkb7

— 𝘼𝙮𝙪𝙨𝙝 (@TangledWithYou_) July 13, 2020

Russia made corona vaccines!!
Sanitizer companies right now ..#coronavaccine #RussianVaccine pic.twitter.com/WB9cI8b7PP

— 🍁 (@puffpuffpaas) July 13, 2020

#RussianVaccine #CoronaVaccine
Russia Tested successfully Corona Vaccine Trial on Human, Whole World to Putin pic.twitter.com/RuW1J0If1J

— 𝕊𝕒𝕙𝕚𝕝 𝕂𝕒𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒 🇮🇳 (@Kataria_hr15) July 13, 2020

After successfully human trial of #coronavaccine by russia
Putin and scientists research team be like*#RussianVaccine pic.twitter.com/A7x0cYXDZa

— beshram_memer (@beshram_memer) July 13, 2020

#RussianVaccine Russia successfully completed the trial of #coronavaccine

WHO :#RussianVaccine pic.twitter.com/cmx4xHr7W0

— Ankit Kumar Mishra (@Ankitsbabu) July 13, 2020

#coronavaccine #RussianVaccine
Putin after first successful trial of corona vaccine in #Russia
Putin be like :- pic.twitter.com/qSBciiZ8i3

— Hariom Verma (@HrHariomVerma) July 13, 2020

#RussianVaccine
Russia tested #coronavaccine successfully meanwhile

Russia- pic.twitter.com/mYLMVxMN4u

— Abhishek sinha (@Abhishe04472664) July 13, 2020

#coronavaccine #RussianVaccine

Every country trying to get hands on vaccine first
everyone trying to impress Russia be like: pic.twitter.com/lqfDIE7hVU

— The Good God (@GoodGodSpeaks) July 13, 2020

#RussianVaccine
Le whole world to Russiahttps://t.co/SVOmvpuUWI pic.twitter.com/Pmgyx1xMy2

— Fuddi ji (parody) (@GoluPan94375292) July 13, 2020

#RussianVaccine
Price of the vaccine https://t.co/SVOmvpuUWI pic.twitter.com/vqOjbsjt1I

— Fuddi ji (parody) (@GoluPan94375292) July 13, 2020

When Russia announced that they completed human trials for corona virus vaccine
*Whole world to russia:#RussianVaccine pic.twitter.com/CVOpVasZ7D

— Memeskesodagar (@memeskesodagar) July 13, 2020

#coronavaccine

Everyone ryt now – pic.twitter.com/LcOG3xJrBR

— Kangana Ranaut team (@Kangana_teams) July 13, 2020

as sir bachchan hears that russia did a successful trial of #coronavaccine he is like pic.twitter.com/o6wtDEP7Cg

— DR. Physio (@SharmaVivansh) July 13, 2020

In India, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin samples are undergoing quality and safety tests at a government facility.

Currently, Russia has 727,162 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 11, 335 deaths. The US continues to be the worst affected followed by Brazil and India.