Vietnam recently said it had registered to buy millions of COVID-19 vaccine from Russia after that country’s surprising announcement that it had approved one. The Russian announcement came less than two months after the start of human testing of the vaccine. The vaccine only completed its Phase 2 trials. A Phase 3 trial involving tens of thousands of people is normally required before a vaccine can be approved. After Russia said it had approved a vaccine, the United States, an important partner of Vietnam, expressed disbelief that Russia could have developed a vaccine so quickly. And the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the country to make sure it followed international guidelines in its effort. The WHO says more than 150 programs are currently researching possible vaccines around the world, including those in China, Australia, Britain and the United States. But Vietnam’s long history with Russia might help explain their vaccine deal. Vietnam is one of the last remaining communist nations, which had strong ties to the old Soviet Union.
Title: Why Is Vietnam Interested in Russia’s Reported COVID Vaccine?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4456/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Why Is Vietnam Interested in Russias Reported COVID Vaccine?' data-article-id='4987'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='17417'>Vietnam recently said it had registered to buy millions of COVID-19 vaccine from Russia after that country’s surprising announcement that it had approved one.</span> <span data-start-time='17417' data-end-time='27250'>The Russian announcement came less than two months after the start of human testing of the vaccine.</span> <span data-start-time='27250' data-end-time='33167'>The vaccine only completed its Phase 2 trials.</span> <span data-start-time='33167' data-end-time='45479'>A Phase 3 trial involving tens of thousands of people is normally required before a vaccine can be approved.</span> <span data-start-time='45479' data-end-time='62479'>After Russia said it had approved a vaccine, the United States, an important partner of Vietnam, expressed disbelief that Russia could have developed a vaccine so quickly.</span> <span data-start-time='62479' data-end-time='74229'>And the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the country to make sure it followed international guidelines in its effort.</span> <span data-start-time='74229' data-end-time='94333'>The WHO says more than 150 programs are currently researching possible vaccines around the world, including those in China, Australia, Britain and the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='94333' data-end-time='102063'>But Vietnam’s long history with Russia might help explain their vaccine deal.</span> <span data-start-time='102063' data-end-time='113188'>Vietnam is one of the last remaining communist nations, which had strong ties to the old Soviet Union.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4456/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15733 data-hint-location='62479' style='display:none;'><div 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4456/china.wav'><span>China</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4456/singapore.wav'><span>Singapore</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15735 data-hint-location='102063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4456/vietnam_is_one_of_the_last_remaining_communist_nations_that_had_strong_ties_to__blank_.wav'>Vietnam is one of the last remaining communist nations that had strong ties to <span class='blank'>the old Soviet Union</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the old Soviet Union'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4456/pakistan.wav'><span>Pakistan</span></div><div class='choice' 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