About 2,200,000 people in Russia have received the first dose of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Deputy Research Director at the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology Dmitry Logunov said at a round table hosted by the Moscow City Council on Wednesday.
"In total, about 2.2 mn people have...
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...
Azerbaijan has given the go-ahead to the world's first clinical trials combining two Covid-19 vaccines, with the country set to test inoculation using both Russia's Sputnik V and the AstraZeneca-Oxford University jab, RT reported.
Cooperation between the two vaccine producers was first floated last December, when AstraZeneca accepted the proposal...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) applied for registration of the Sputnik V vaccine in the European Union on January 29, 2021, and scientific consultations with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) were held on January 19, the fund’s representative told reporters.
"RDIF submitted an application to EMA to participate in...
Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 15,019 to 3,998,216 in the past day, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Tuesday, TASS reports.
According to data from the crisis center, the coronavirus growth rate is below 0.4%.
In particular, 1,078 coronavirus cases were identified in St. Petersburg in the past 24 hours, 903...
Sheremetyevo International Airport is administering free vaccinations against coronavirus using the Sputnik V vaccine to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to maintain a safe and healthy environment for passengers, customers and staff.
Passengers and guests of Sheremetyevo who are citizens of the Russian Federation, as well as employees of...
Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has been capable of overcoming political opposition to its use around the world, Deputy Director of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladislav Belov told TASS on Saturday.
"Sputnik V has proved its effectiveness. It is not interior to any other...
Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 16,048 in the past day, a record low since October 22, and the total case tally hit 3,967,281, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday.
The average growth rate in new cases reached 0.41%, TASS reports.
The lowest growth rates were registered in the past...
Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 16,627 to 3,951,233 in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday, TASS reports.
According to data from the crisis center, the coronavirus growth rate is 0.42%.
The rate is the lowest in the Tuva region (0.1%), the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region, the Jewish...
The European Union’s top diplomat has said he hopes the Russian-developed coronavirus vaccine will be approved for use in the European bloc soon, The Moscow Times reported citing AFP.
Earlier this week, a peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet showed the Sputnik V vaccine to be 91.6% effective against symptomatic...
