Did we underestimate Russia’s vaccine? Ishaan Tharoor , including news from around the globe, interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. Medical workers prepare to administer Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine to Parsa Namaki, son of Iran’s health minister, in Tehran on Feb. 9. (Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg News) Not long ago, talk of the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine provoked mockery. “There’s no way in hell the U.S. tries this on monkeys, let alone people,” a Trump administration official told CNN in August, referring to initial reports abou...