Russian Government approves COVID-19 vaccine

President Putin’s daughter get vaccinated !

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a vaccine against the corona virus. This makes Russia the first country in the world to approve the vaccine. “One of my two daughters has been given the same dose of the vaccine,” Putin said. The vaccine was developed by Russia’s ‘Gamaleya Institute of Epidemiology, and Microbiology’. Human trials of the vaccine have taken place in less than 2 months. Final phase medical tests will continue to verify the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine. Russia intends to produce the vaccine from September or October, and the vaccine will be provided free of charge by the Government.

A meeting on vaccine production was held under the chairmanship of Putin. At the meeting, Putin said, “The most important thing is to ensure full safety of using the vaccine and its efficiency.”

(Courtesy: India Today)