Russia announces the date of launching the first batches of "Corona" vaccine
Today, the Russian Minister of Health, Mikhail Murashko, announced that the production of the first batches of the Corona vaccine will take place within the next two weeks.
The Russian Minister of Health commented on the criticism about the vaccine, "foreign colleagues who seem to feel a certain competition, are trying to express some expressions, which in our opinion are completely unfounded."
Murashko said yesterday: "According to the results, the vaccine showed high efficacy and safety, through tests on volunteers, who did not show any serious complications."
Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that scientists in Russian laboratories had produced and registered the world's first vaccine against the emerging corona virus, representing a new hope for the survival of humanity.
The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, announced during an internet conference at the international press center of the international news agency "Russia Sigodnia" yesterday, Tuesday, that he had received requests to purchase one billion doses of the emerging "Corona" virus vaccine, from more than 20 countries in the world.
Dmitriev said, "We have already received initial requests for more than a billion doses of the Russian vaccine. The issue is of course a question of approval of the vaccine in different countries, and it is a question of the capabilities of producing the vaccine in different markets, but we can confirm that we have received initial orders for a little over a billion." (Dose) from more than 20 countries. "
Yesterday, Tuesday, the Russian vaccine company launched the name "Sputnik V" for the first recorded vaccine against the Corona virus in the world, compared to the launch of the first Russian satellite "Sputnik" in 1957, according to the company's official website.