Putin Claims Russia Has Developed First Coronavirus Vaccine — Says His Daughter Has Taken It
Socialites get into this: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the approval of a coronavirus vaccine for use on Tuesday, claiming it as a “world first.”
“A vaccine against coronavirus has been registered for the first time in the world this morning,” Putin said on state TV. “I know that it works quite effectively, it forms a stable immunity.” He added, “I hope our foreign colleagues’ work will move as well, and a lot of products will appear on an international market that could be used.”
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The Russian leader added that one of his two adult daughters has already received two shots of the vaccine! “She has taken part in the experiment,” Putin explained that she had a slightly higher temperature after each dose, but that: “Now she feels well,” CNN quotes. He didn’t specify which of his two daughters — Maria or Katerina — received the vaccine. While speaking at the government meeting on Tuesday, he also emphasized that vaccination will be voluntary.
As Fox News notes, the Health Ministry said in a Tuesday statement that the vaccine is expected to provide immunity from the coronavirus for up to two years. Large-scale production of the vaccine will start in September, and mass vaccination may begin as early as October, Russian officials said, according to the news site.
They added that medical workers, teachers , and other risk groups will be the first to be inoculated.
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