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Covid-19 crisis: 1 in 7 reporting side-effects from Sputnik V, says report

The Russian vaccine is still safer and at-par with global competitors, says report

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Approximately 14 per cent have small complaints of weakness, muscle pain for 24 hours and an occasional increase in body temperature, said report

Agencies Moscow

1 min read Last Updated : Sep 18 2020 | 4:08 AM IST

New reports to come out of clinical studies have found that 1 in 7 people suffered from side-effects post being inoculated by the Russian vaccine. The Soviet nation's health minister, Mikhail Murashko, in a statement to Moscow Times said that nearly 14 per cent of patients who have been administrated the vaccine reported suffering from side-effects.

However, terming the side-effects to be mild and routine, Murashko still said that the Russian vaccine is still safer and at-par with global competitors.

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“Approximately 14 per cent have small complaints

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