MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s first potential COVID-19 vaccine will obtain local regulatory approval in the first half of August and be administered to front-line health workers soon after, a development source close to the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Executive President of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, …
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Russia plans to approve the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine in less than two weeks, despite concerns about its safety and efficacy at the breakneck pace destined to beat the rest of the world, according to a report. Russian authorities told CNN they expect the vaccine, created by the Moscow-based Gamaleya …
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