First batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine to be released within 14 days: Russian Minister of Health
Russia's Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday that the first batches of the Russian coronavirus vaccine will be released within two weeks.
Medical workers will be the first ones to receive the shot, he explained, but noted that the vaccination will be a voluntary process.
The Russian market will be the focal point of vaccine production in its initial stages, the official also revealed.
Reuters reported that the minister rejected as “groundless” the safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscow’s rapid approval of the drug.
“It seems our foreign colleagues are sensing the specific competitive advantages of the Russian drug and are trying to express opinions that in our opinion are completely groundless,” Murashko said.
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced that Russia has registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine named ‘Sputnik V’.