Russia has claimed its coronavirus vaccine is able to treat the new mutant strain of the virus. The country claims its Sputnik V jab was the first registered worldwide and now it claims the injection is "highly effective" against the new strain spreading across Europe.According to Kirill Dimitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund - the country's sovereign wealth fund - it is as effective against the new mutation as it is against the existing strain.He said: "Sputnik V has repeatedly shown its effectiveness, despite previous mutations in the S-protein."Earlier Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov revealed that Russia is following the latest information coming from British scientists, adding that any reaction would be taken by the.