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&nbsp;Thursday, Aug 13th 2020| 28k 's leading respiratory doctor has quit over 'gross violations' of medical ethics that rushed through Putin's 'vaccine'.&nbsp; Professor Alexander Chuchalin quit the Russian health ministry's ethics council after making a fierce attack on the new Sputnik V drug ahead of the body approving its registration.&nbsp;Amid deep scepticism among Western experts over the drug, it appears that Chuchalin sought and failed to block its registration on 'safety' grounds before quitting the ethics council.He specifically accused the two leading medics involved in its development of flouting medical ethics in rushing the vaccine into production. Dr Chuchalin named Prof Alexander Gintsburg, director of the Gamaleya Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, and Prof Sergey Borisevich, a medical colonel and Russian army's top virologist.The two men were the leading academics behind the new 'world-beating' vaccine.&nbsp;Chuchalin allegedly asked them: 'Have you passed all the necessary paths approved by Russian Federation legislation and the international scientific community? Not!'This job has not been done. Thus, one of the ethical principles of medicine has been grossly violated - to do no harm.'He stressed: 'I am depressed by the position of some of our scientists who make irresponsible statements about ready-made vaccines.'&nbsp;Although specific reasons for his resignation were not given, in an interview with journal Nauka i Zhizn (Science and Life) shortly before he quit, Chuchalin warned: 'In the case of a drug or vaccine, we, as ethical reviewers, would like to understand, first of all, how safe it is for humans.'Safety always comes first. How to evaluate it? The vaccines that are being created today have never been used in humans, and we cannot predict how a person will tolerate it. Chucalin, who created the Russian Research Institute of Pulmonology, and is head of the Department of Hospital Therapy, at the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, added: 'It is impossible to determine this without weighing all the scientific facts.'Therefore, our number one task is to extract scientific data based on evidence-based medicine in order to understand that the action performed by scientists will not harm a person.'Chuchalin said it is vital to know 'the effect of the vaccine in the longer term', adding that&nbsp; 'the fact is that there are a number of biological substances that do not manifest themselves immediately, but only after a year or two.'With Russia also preparing other vaccines to tackle Covid-19, he warned: 'Those vaccines that are now being developed by many of our research centres, the criteria for their safety can only be of a short-term nature.'But the safety criteria for a vaccine must also be long-term and this becomes clear only with long-term observation - at least two years.'sharesAnd one of Russia's leading virologists has even warned that the vaccine could increase the spread of Covid-19.&nbsp;In a separate attack on the vaccine, Prof Alexander Chepurnov said the 'danger exists' of 'increasing the disease with the wrong design of the vaccine'.Chepurnov is former head of the laboratory for specially hazardous diseases at Vector Institute in Siberia which is also involved in developing vaccines for coronavirus.He warned: 'Time is needed….antibodies are different. In some situations - and for coronavirus, this is already known - the infection intensifies with some antibodies. It should be known which antibodies the vaccine produces.'&nbsp; But the vaccine creators had not published scientific articles on the vaccine, he said.They need to explain the level of neutralisation, and details of doses and 'whether it develops or not the ability to increase infection by antibodies'.While this is not done 'it is impossible to talk about the release of a vaccine', he said.Another leading scientist Vladimir Chekhonin, vice president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, claimed Russia was flouting the Nuremberg Code on human experimentation and the country's own laws in human clinical research involved in Covid-19 vaccine testing.He expressed concern about the use of serving military personnel as recipients of the vaccine. 'We cannot conduct experiments on humans,' said the respected immunologist.'This is a gross violation of the international Nuremberg Code. We&nbsp;Scientists 'do not have the ethical right to speak to society and defiantly drip the vaccine into their nose or inject it into other places.'Vaccine makers though insist all those taking part in tests were volunteers, including troops serving in the army.Russia has made the vaccine race a matter of national prestige and has named the product 'Sputnik V' after the former Soviet space satellites, prompting fears that safety will be compromised for the sake of Russia's image.&nbsp;IT has made clear that additional research is needed for administering the vaccine those aged over 60, and for now only those aged between 18-60 will be allowed the drug.The chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev hit out at attacks from abroad on the new vaccine.'Attacks are coming only from the West, the US and Europe,' he said.'We are confident that we have the most effective and reliable vaccine in the world, and I am ready to clarify that.'Accordingly, we are under attack because our rivals understand it perfectly well and they are fearful of Russia's strong position on the global vaccine market.' The expected price on the foreign market is $10 for two doses.Documentation linked to the vaccine said it was registered after tests on only 38 healthy adult volunteers.However it is now said it was tested on double this number - 76 - at two institutions — the Moscow-based Sechenov University and the Defence Ministry's Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital.It is unclear why the documentation linked to Sputnik V used the figure 38. Of the 76, around half are believed to have been serving military personnel who took part 'voluntarily'.&nbsp;Putin said one of his daughters had been given the vaccine and had suffered no side effects worse than a high temperature.'She's feeling well and has a high number of antibodies,' he boasted.Although Putin did not specify which of his daughters was given the drug,&nbsp;Otkrytie Media reported it was Ekaterina - known as Katerina - Tikhonova.She had the vaccination at a very early stage of its development, it was claimed.There was no official confirmation that she was the vaccine's recipient.Katerina, 33, uses the surname of her maternal grandmother, which for many years hid her identity as Putin's daughter. She has gone from being a high-kicking dancer to spearhead a major new Russian artificial intelligence initiative. Katerina&nbsp; came to prominence with her spectacular 'boogle woogle' Acrobatic Rock'n'roll performances in dance competitions and&nbsp;holds a doctorate from prestigious Moscow State University.She was formerly married to Russia's youngest billionaire Kirill Shamalov, 38.The couple were reported to have divorced after which he wed glamorous socialite Zhanna Volkova, in her 30s.Her elder sister Maria, 35, uses the surname Vorontsova, has a career in medical research and is an expert on dwarfism, according to reports.She is believed to be married to a Dutch businessman with whom she has a family, making Putin a grandfather.Share what you thinkThe comments below have not been moderated.The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.Post comment to your Facebook TimelineBy posting your comment you agree to our .Submit CommentClearDo you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.&nbsp;NoYesDo you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usualWe will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. 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&nbsp;Thursday, Aug 13th 2020| 28k 's leading respiratory doctor has quit over 'gross violations' of medical ethics that rushed through Putin's 'vaccine'.&nbsp; Professor Alexander Chuchalin quit the Russian health ministry's ethics council after making a fierce attack on the new Sputnik V drug ahead of the body approving its registration.&nbsp;Amid deep scepticism among Western experts over the drug, it appears that Chuchalin sought and failed to block its registration on 'safety' grounds before quitting the ethics council.He specifically accused the two leading medics involved in its...

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