Fight Against Russia's New Coronavirus Vaccine Research Institute!

On August 27th, the Trump administration announced that it would sanction the Russian research institute that developed the new coronavirus vaccine!

This decision caused an uproar in public opinion: Why did Trump sanction the institutions that are fighting the new coronavirus?

The sanctioned is the 48th Central Scientific Research Institute of the Russian Defense Ministry. In June, the institute stated that it had tested the toxicity, safety, immunogenicity and protective efficacy of vaccination prevention methods, and believed that it was close to successfully developing relevant products to fight the epidemic.

The latest statement of the U.S. Department of Commerce stated that the U.S. has included five Russian research institutions on the sanctions list, including research institutions of the Department of Defense, which have participated in the development of new coronavirus inoculation prevention methods.

The United States even claims that the Russian institutions on the list are studying chemical and biological weapons. Judging from the statement, it seems that the Trump administration's measures will seriously hinder the cooperation between relevant Russian agencies and other countries to advance the efforts of anti-epidemic measures.

Although Western governments and media question the credibility of Russian vaccination and prevention methods, many experts said that the use of sanctions is inappropriate and that Russia should be allowed to continue to conduct more tests to determine the effectiveness and safety of relevant results.

The inclusion of this institution on the sanctions list by the U.S. Department of Commerce means that the U.S. authorities impose export, re-export, and transfer restrictions on Russian research institutes deemed to pose risks to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests in accordance with current regulations. In addition to the 48th Central Academy of Sciences, the United States also sanctioned the 33rd Central Research and Testing Institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the National Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology.

This will make it possible for all countries and institutions that cooperate with relevant Russian research institutes to encounter US sanctions. External analysis believes that the Trump administration is trying to prevent Russia from advancing this work.

According to official Russian information, the 33rd Central Research and Testing Institute is a leading institution in the fields of radiation, chemical and biological protection.

Russia’s new coronavirus vaccination product, currently known as 'Sputnik-5', was developed by the relevant research institutes in Moscow and the Russian Ministry of Defense, and was officially registered by the Russian government on August 11.

The Russian Ministry of Health said that 'Sputnik-5' has gone through all necessary inspections and has been proven capable of building immunity against the virus.

On Tuesday, the Russian research center stated that it has obtained permission to conduct post-registration clinical trials for the prevention of coronavirus vaccination.

Although the Russian Ministry of Health claims that 'Sputnik-5' has undergone all necessary inspections and has been shown to be able to build immunity against the virus, the Western governments and Western media quickly attacked that the vaccination prophylaxis was 'unsafe and ineffective.'

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that all foreign criticisms are based on fear of fair competition, and criticized these accusations as unfounded.

Last week, the Gamaleya Institute of Russia and the Russian Direct Investment Fund jointly released information on the development of methods for vaccination prevention. The Russian Direct Investment Fund has donated more than 54 million U.S. dollars for this research to fight the new coronavirus. These funds are used to organize the publication of scientific publications on the history of vaccination and prevention methods based on the method used by 'Sputnik-5', clinical trials, technical platforms and the proven safety of this method.