First COVID-19 Vaccine – level 2

17-08-2020 07:00

Last week, Russia became the first country that made a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said that the vaccine went through all necessary tests and that it was ready to use. Putin also said that his daughter already received two shots of the vaccine and that she did not have any unexpected health problems. Russian officials said that the vaccine could protect a person for two years.

However, scientists from all over the world do not believe that the vaccine is good. They say that the necessary tests last many months and they involve thousands of people. Experts do not believe that Russia tested the vaccine well, and they say that people can get a false sense of security.

Difficult words: shot (an injection), unexpected (when people do not think that something could happen), involve (to be a part of something), false sense of security (when you believe that you are safe but you actually are not safe),

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