world's first coronavirus vaccine today, Russia has now dubbed its new Covid-19 vaccine "Sputnik V" after the Soviet satellite, the head of the country's sovereign wealth fund said Tuesday.
The vaccine is developed jointly by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry.Amid the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had 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.He emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests.