“They will reach their design capacity in December-January. About 5 million vaccines a month, the whole country will be provided within a year, ”Interfax quotes him.

According to him, "it is now pointless to talk about the cost (of a vaccine), only to irritate competitors or those who can professionally evaluate."

On Tuesday, August 11, Russia was the first in the world to register a vaccine against COVID-19. This was announced by Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The President stressed that one of his daughters had tested the drug on herself.

It is expected that the drug will enter civilian circulation on January 1, 2021. The Ministry of Health said that the vaccine will form immunity for up to two years.