Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.Russia has awarded regulatory approval to a Covid-19 vaccine, becoming the first country in the world to register a coronavirus vaccine for use.
The vaccine, Sputnik V, reflects the former Soviet Union’s space race successes. However, the international community expressed concerns over the move as the vaccine launched before it completed the final trials.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Sputnik V completed all necessary tests and provides effective immunity against the disease that, at present, infected more than 20 million globally including 895,000 in Russia.