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An employee performs with a new vaccine at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow.

Moscow - Mass production of doses begin.

By Reuters

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Published: Sat 15 Aug 2020, 12:24 PM

Last updated: Sat 15 Aug 2020, 6:55 PM

Russia has started manufacturing its new vaccine for Covid-19, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry.
Russia has said the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute and the first for the coronavirus to go into production, will be rolled out by the end of this month. Some scientists said they fear Moscow may be putting national prestige before safety.


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