Mexico said on Thursday that it plans to take part in stage 3 trials of the Russian coronavirus vaccine in October, part of the nation’s efforts to secure supplies of possible future COVID-19 vaccines, Reuters reported.
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that if the Mexican regulator permits it, the Russian...
Russia plans to begin the first mass deliveries of its coronavirus vaccine in September, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said Monday, The Moscow Times reported.
Russia has registered the Sputnik V adenoviral vector-based vaccine and is touting it as the world’s first despite it not having undergone large-scale trials to prove...
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases around the world exceeded 26 million on Thursday, according to the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University, which relies on data provided by international organizations, federal and local authorities, TASS reported.
According to the university, a total of 26,031,410 cases have been recorded so far,...
Turkey may soon issue a permit for tests of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday.
"We have received an inquiry concerning trials of the vaccine developed in Russia. The related documents have already been checked and a permit will soon be issued," he...
Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 4,995 in the past day to 1,009,995, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday, as reported by TASS.
According to the crisis center, this was the highest growth in the past 19 days in absolute numbers. In relative terms it remained at the level...
Russian Trade Minister Denis Manturov said he had been inoculated with the Russian vaccine Sputnik V and had a slightly higher temperature in the first day, Sputnik News reported.
The minister called the research institute that developed the vaccine daily to report on how he was feeling.
"On the first day,...
The number of COVID-19 infections in Russia over the past 24 hours has increased by 4,952, with the total of 1,005,000 infections, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday, TASS reported.
According to the crisis center, the daily growth has not exceeded 0.5% for 18 days.
The lowest daily growth...
Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fast-tracking of COVID-19 vaccines show the West now accepts Russia was right to approve a vaccine as early as August, a Russian official said on Monday, Reuters reported.
Russia granted regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine this...
Over 211,200 patients remain under medical observation in Russia due to the suspected novel coronavirus infection, the press service of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported on Tuesday.
"In the Russian Federation 211,248 people remain under medical observation," the statement said, as reported...
In the past 24 hours, 4,729 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Russia, which makes the total case count 1,000,048, the operational headquarters told journalists Monday, TASS reported.
According to the HQ, the daily increase rate has stayed below 0.5% for 17 days already.
The lowest case growth rates were registered...
