Russia produces first batch of Covid-19 vaccine, days after approval

Russia on Saturday said it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been first in the world to approve a vaccine.Putin’s announcement on Tuesday about the vaccine was met with caution from scientists and the World Health Organisation (WHO) who said it still needed a rigorous safety review.“The first batch of the novel coronavirus vaccine developed by the Gamaleya research institute has been produced,” the health ministry said in a…

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