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August 11, 2020 - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow has registered the first vaccine against Covid-19, developed by the Gamaleya institute. "This morning for the first time in the world a vaccine against the new coronavirus infection was registered," Putin said. Phase 3 of the clinical trials began last week. The Russian president said that vaccination must be carried out "on absolutely voluntary conditions" so that all who wish to do so can "exploit the achievements of Russian scientists". Tass reports it.

Putin then expects Russia to start mass production of the coronavirus vaccine "in the near future". "I know that other institutes are working on similar vaccines in Russia. I wish success to all specialists. We should be grateful to those who have taken this extremely important first step for our country and for the whole world," he concluded.

The coronavirus vaccine registered today in Russia, according to the announcement by the president, will be put into circulation on January 1, 2021. This was reported by Russian news agencies citing the Ministry of Health.

"My daughter also vaccinated"
Putin said that one of his daughters was also given the Russian experimental vaccine against Covid-19 and is fine. Tass reports it. According to the Russian president, his daughter had a fever of 38 after the first dose, which the next day dropped to just above 37 degrees. "Then, after the second dose, he had a slight fever again, and after all everything was fine, he feels fine and has a high antibody count."