Russia Corona Vaccine: First batch of Russian Sputnik V vaccine released to the public | World News


MOSCOW: The first batch of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of Russia and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has been released into civil circulation, the Regional deliveries are planned in the near future, reports the Russian Ministry of Health.
“The first batch of ‘Gam-Covid-Vac’ [Sputnik V] The vaccine for the prevention of new coronavirus infection, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Ministry of Health, has passed the necessary quality tests in the Roszdravnadzor laboratories. [medical device regulator] and it has been put into civil circulation, “the ministry said in a statement.
The Russian Health Ministry registered the first vaccine against Covid-19, called Sputnik V, on August 11.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Sunday expressed hope that most of the residents of the Russian capital will be vaccinated against the coronavirus in several months.
According to the health ministry, the delivery of the first batches of the Russian vaccine to the regions of the country is planned in the near future.

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