Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia has successfully registered its coronavirus vaccine candidate after the health ministry has given approval.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia has successfully registered its coronavirus vaccine candidate after the health ministry has given approval.
Sharing the success news in a government meeting Putin thanked everyone who worked on the first vaccine against the coronavirus. Russian President said, "I hope we will be able to start mass production of this medication in the near future, which is very important." as reported the state-controlled news agency Sputnik. He further called it "a very important step for the world".
President Putin also revealed that one of his daughters had been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Sputnik quoted Putin as saying, ''In this sense, she took part in the experiment. After the first vaccination, she had a body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, while the following day it was slightly over 37 degrees Celsius, that's it. After the second injection, the second vaccination, her temperature also rose a little, and then everything cleared up, she feels good and the antibody titers are high.''
Russia is also hoping to start mass production of the vaccine soon, said the president. Meanwhile, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that the first Russian vaccine against the coronavirus will begin to be produced at two sites - the Gamaleya Research Institute and the Binnopharm company, reported Sputnik.
Russian authorities have said that medical workers, teachers and other risk groups will be the first to be inoculated. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that the vaccination of doctors could start as early as this month. Amid Russia’s rush to become the first to create a vaccine for COVID-19, the U.S., Britain and Canada accused Russia last month of hacking research from Western labs.
As the trials were declared completed, questions arose about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. Some experts scoffed at Russian authorities’ assurances that the vaccine drug produced the desired immune response and caused no significant side effects, pointing out that such claims need to be backed by published scientific data.
The Russian Health Ministry said in a statement today that the vaccine is expected to provide immunity from the coronavirus for up to two years and vaccination will be voluntary.
As per Reuters, Russia's coronavirus tally on Tuesday stood at 897,599 with 4,945 new cases of the novel coronavirus. Russia is the fourth largest worst-hit country by coronavirus in the world.
Sharing the success news in a government meeting Putin thanked everyone who worked on the first vaccine against the coronavirus. Russian President said, "I hope we will be able to start mass production of this medication in the near future, which is very important." as reported the state-controlled news agency Sputnik. He further called it "a very important step for the world".
President Putin also revealed that one of his daughters had been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Sputnik quoted Putin as saying, ''In this sense, she took part in the experiment. After the first vaccination, she had a body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, while the following day it was slightly over 37 degrees Celsius, that's it. After the second injection, the second vaccination, her temperature also rose a little, and then everything cleared up, she feels good and the antibody titers are high.''
Russia is also hoping to start mass production of the vaccine soon, said the president. Meanwhile, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that the first Russian vaccine against the coronavirus will begin to be produced at two sites - the Gamaleya Research Institute and the Binnopharm company, reported Sputnik.
Russian authorities have said that medical workers, teachers and other risk groups will be the first to be inoculated. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that the vaccination of doctors could start as early as this month. Amid Russia’s rush to become the first to create a vaccine for COVID-19, the U.S., Britain and Canada accused Russia last month of hacking research from Western labs.
As the trials were declared completed, questions arose about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. Some experts scoffed at Russian authorities’ assurances that the vaccine drug produced the desired immune response and caused no significant side effects, pointing out that such claims need to be backed by published scientific data.
The Russian Health Ministry said in a statement today that the vaccine is expected to provide immunity from the coronavirus for up to two years and vaccination will be voluntary.
As per Reuters, Russia's coronavirus tally on Tuesday stood at 897,599 with 4,945 new cases of the novel coronavirus. Russia is the fourth largest worst-hit country by coronavirus in the world.