COVID-19 vaccine: Russiaࢀ™s hastened vaccine trial sparks controversy, Indonesia commences clinical trial of China-made vaccine, UK partners with Novavax

The world is anticipating the availability of a suitable COVID-19 vaccine soon as researchers and pharmaceutical companies are busy developing vaccines for the deadly virus that has infected more than 20 million globally. As of last month, there had been 24 clinical trials and 142 pre-clinical trials on the COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. There are six types of vaccine designs being developed around the world: Non-activated virus vaccine, subunit protein vaccine, virus-like particle (VLP), weakened live virus, DNA vaccine, and vector vaccine. Many countries cast doubt over Russia-produced COVID-19 vaccine Russia President Vladimir Putin on 11 August announced that Russia was…