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Russia approves ‘world’s first’ Covid-19 vaccine, President Vladimir Putin says

SCMP, 11 Aug 2020
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Russia had become the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine, President Vladimir Putin said on August 11, 2020. The nation’s health ministry has granted regulatory approval for the vaccine after less than two months of human testing. It paved the way for a mass inoculation of the Russian population despite the final stage of clinical trials to test safety is ongoing.


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