Russia plans to vaccinate more than 20 million people against COVID-19 in the first quarter of this year, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Monday, Reuters reports.
Golikova added that Russia, which has registered two vaccines against the virus, plans to register a third vaccine on Feb. 16.
Russian authorities will provide support measures for domestic companies in case the European Union introduces a carbon tax and will hold international negotiations on this matter, Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, TASS reported.
"This will have fairly serious consequences" for the Russian economy, Medvedev...
A scientist involved in the secret Soviet program to create the Novichok nerve agent has apologized to the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is recovering from poisoning in Berlin, The Moscow Times reported.
Vil Mirzayanov, a chemist who was the first to reveal Novichok's development, in an interview with...
On Thursday, Russia's Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told the RIA news agency that at least one dosage of the COVID-19 vaccination had been given to about 17 million individuals.
According to the data, roughly 3 million individuals have received the first dosage of one of Russia's vaccinations in the last...
The Russian makers of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V have submitted a request to carry out clinical trials in Mexico and obtain the corresponding authorization, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday.
The development of Sputnik V has been funded by the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Reuters reported. Writing on...
Russia’s Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology has received more than 45 inquiries from foreign countries for tests and possible production of its anti-coronavirus vaccine, Epivaccorona, the Center’s director, Rinat Maksyutov said on Sunday, TASS informed.
"We have more than 45 inquiries from abroad, from various funds and...
Over 51 percent of South Korean nationals support the use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in the country amid reports that the government is studying data on this vaccine, according to a survey published by South Korean pollster Realmeter, Sputnik News reports.
The poll revealed that 51.1 percent...
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, same as last year during the outbreak of the pandemic, appealed to metallurgical companies with a request to increase the production of oxygen for hospitals, RIA Novosti reported.
Last year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has already turned to metallurgists with a...
The Kremlin on Thursday said demand for vaccinations in Russia against COVID-19 remained disappointing, but was gradually increasing, Reuters reports.
Russia has three coronavirus vaccines, the most well-known of which is Sputnik V. Moscow has also given approval to two others, EpiVacCorona and CoviVac.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Thursday said...
Russia confirmed 14,494 COVID-19 cases over the past day and the total case tally reached 4,012,710, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday, TASS informed.
For the first time since October 17 the daily case tally was below 15,000. In relative terms the growth rate in new cases stood...
