In Russia, the Sputnik V vaccine was approved for mass vaccination and is being rolled out in clinics across Moscow. However, the vaccine is still going through trials and some experts in the West have their doubts about the vaccine because Russia has been opaque about its research. Host Marco Werman talks with Russian science reporter Irina Yakutenko. She’s also the author of a new book about the coronavirus pandemic titled, “The Virus that Killed the Planet.”
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