Cut The Clutter: Science, skepticism & politics on Russia’s Covid vaccine & Putin push to recreate ’Sputnik moment’

Russian President Vladamir Putin announced the world's first Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday called 'Sputnik V'. In episode 547 of Cut The Clutter, Shekhar Gupta assesses the science & skepticism around the vaccine implications going ahead.----more----Read David Ignatius' piece in Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/putin-is-reckless-because-we-allow-him-to-be/2020/08/11/2e89b79c-dc17-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html----more----Read Carl Zimmer's piece in New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/health/russia-covid-19-vaccine-safety.html----more----Read the transcript of Vladamir Putin and Mikhail Murashko's announcement of the vaccine http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/63877----more----Watch Episode 513 of Cut The Clutter on rise of Putin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONTpbJ5U4vM