Putin: Russia approves first virus vaccine

Updated August 11 2020 - 9:31pm, first published 9:26pm
Vladimir Putin says Russia's health ministry has approved the first coronavirus vaccine.
Vladimir Putin says Russia's health ministry has approved the first coronavirus vaccine.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess.

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