Sputnik V
- Russia becomes the first in the world to register a vaccine dubbed ‘Sputnik V’ against the novel coronavirus.
- The viral vector vaccine has been developed by the Gamaleya Microbiology Research Centre.
- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted Russia’s offer of its COVID-19 vaccine, volunteering to be the first person to get the shot.
- With almost 900,000 coronavirus infections, Russia is reported to have the world’s fourth-highest COVID-19 caseload.
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