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Russia begins production of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V


16 August 2020  

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MOSCOW: Russia has started production of the first batch of vaccines against COVID-19 on Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced on Tuesday the world’s first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus, Sputnik V, which is named after the space satellite launched by Moscow in 1957.

The vaccine was created by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, a medical institute located near Moscow, international media reported.

Russia will offer the vaccine to other countries once its own citizens are vaccinated, Health Minister Mikhail
Murashko said Wednesday, adding that doubts over the effectiveness of the vaccine are unfounded.

(With inputs from agencies)

Publish Date : 16 August 2020 18:05 PM

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