Russia registers its first Covid-19 vaccine

Russia has registered its first coronavirus vaccine, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday at a televised government meeting. The Russian president announced that one of his own daughters had already received it.

«As far as I know, this morning the first vaccine against the novel conoravirus infection in the world was registered», Putin said.

Recently, Russia said it is working on producing thousands of doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine. Russia’s vaccine is not among the World Health Organization’s list of six vaccines that have reached phase three clinical trials.

Said vaccine was developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute and the Russian Direct Investment Fund. Its Phase 3 trials started last week, according to Bloomberg, adding that Mecis could begin receiving the vaccine by the end of the month.