Health

Russia’s EpiVacCorona coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective, according to the results of clinical trials published in the Infection and Immunity journal, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing said in a statement on Thursday. On March 24, the journal published the results of the...

A YouGov survey with 9,417 respondents from 9 countries revealed that 54% of interviewees consider Russia the most trusted vaccine producer, while Russia's Sputnik V is the most recognizable vaccine against the coronavirus with 74 % of those surveyed having heard of it, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)...

Russia on Thursday reported 9,221 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 1,787 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 4,492,692. The country also reported another 393 deaths, raising the official toll to 96,612, per Reuters.

Russia recorded 8,861 COVID-19 cases in the past day, bringing the total case tally to 4,483,471, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday, TASS reports. In relative terms, the growth rate amounted to 0.2%. The lowest growth rates were registered in the Tuva Republic, the Sakhalin Region (0.01%), the Magadan...

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has applied for participation of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in the international vaccine-sharing mechanism COVAX, the fund’s director Vladimir Primak said at a press conference at TASS. "An application has been submitted for Sputnik V to participate in the COVAX program," he said. The...

Vladimir Putin was vaccinated with one of Russia's domestically created Covid-19 jabs in Moscow on Tuesday. It ends months of speculation around whether the 68-year-old president had already been inoculated against the virus, RT reports. The Russian leader, who has been noticeably cautious when it comes to Covid-19, is “feeling...

Faith does not forbid Russian Muslims from getting vaccinated against coronavirus with Sputnik V, a body of top religious scholars has decided after considering two components of the Covid-19 vaccine for Sharia compliance, RT reported. The Ulema Council, which advises Islamic leaders on matters of faith, announced on Monday that...

A third wave of coronavirus can hit Russia in late April or early May, leading researcher of the Gamaleya Center Fyodor Lisitsin believes, TASS reports. "If expect it at all, a third wave can be expected in late April or early May and it will last at least one or...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to get vaccinated by the end of the day, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, TASS reported. According to him, Putin is currently holding "working meetings." "We expect that he will get a vaccine shot by the end of the day," Peskov said. The Kremlin...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded the increasingly obvious solution to Europe’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine shortage crisis: Germany may buy the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine if no alternative sources of vaccines are found soon, bne IntelliNews reports. "As far as the Russian vaccine is concerned, I share the opinion that we...