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Valuable experience from working on vaccines for Ebola and MERS made it possible to roll out a drug against the novel coronavirus a lot quicker than many expected, the head of the research center behind Sputnik V told RT. Although the vaccine was created in just five months, it “wasn’t...
Russia has begun production of the novel coronavirus vaccine developed by the N. F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, the Russian Health Ministry’s press service told reporters on Saturday, TASS reported. "The production of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus COVID-19, developed by the N. F. Gamaleya...
Russia reported 5,065 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing its nationwide tally to 912,823, the fourth highest caseload in the world, Reuters reported. Russia’s coronavirus crisis response center said 114 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing its official death toll to 15,498.
The Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego is interested in producing a Russian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Gustavo Melella said, as reported by Sputnik News. “The provincial government has contacted RDIF, the ChemRar group and the Russian Embassy to Argentina to voice our interest in...
Russia reported 5,057 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, bringing its nationwide tally to 907,758, the fourth largest caseload in the world, Reuters reported. Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said 124 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing its official death toll to 15,384.
The Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October, with President Rodrigo Duterte expected to be inoculated as early as May next year, the presidential spokesman said on Thursday, Reuters reported. Harry Roque, Duterte’s spokesman, made the announcement a day after Philippine scientists met with...
Russia’s COVID-19 cases grew by 5,057 in the past day and the total caseload in the country reached 907,758, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Thursday, as reported by TASS. According to its data, the daily growth rate in the past 11 days did not exceed 0.6%. Some new 692 cases...
Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as “groundless” safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscow’s rapid approval of the drug, Reuters reported. The vaccine, called “Sputnik V” in homage to the world’s first...
Israel will examine Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine and enter negotiations to buy it if it is found to be a “serious product”, Israel’s health minister said as reported by Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday his was the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine, after...
Russia’s confirmed coronavirus case tally, the fourth largest in the world, rose to 902,701 on Wednesday after officials reported 5,102 new infections, according to Reuters. Authorities said 129 people had died in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 15,260.