The first batch of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, developed by Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has been released into civil circulation, regional deliveries are planned in the nearest future, the Russian Health Ministry informs.
"The first batch of the 'Gam-COVID-Vac'
The Russian health ministry registered the first vaccine against COVID-19, named Sputnik V, on August 11.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin expressed hope on Sunday that the majority of the Russian capital's residents would be vaccinated against the coronavirus within several months.
According to the health ministry, the delivery of the first batches of the Russian vaccine to the country's regions is planned in the nearest future.