Russian Covid-19 Vaccine

A handout photo provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows samples of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Handout via REUTERS
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Russia to sell 100 mln doses of Covid-19 vaccine to India

Deliveries to India could begin in late 2020

A handout photo provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows samples of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Handout via REUTERS
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Russia completes volunteer recruitment for Covid-19 vaccine trial - fund

A handout photo provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows samples of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Handout via REUTERS
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India weighing Russian offer for Sputnik-V vaccine trial, manufacturing - official

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo shows vials during the production of "Gam-Covid-Vac" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), at Binnopharm pharmaceutical company in Zelenograd near Moscow, Russia August 7, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Andrey Rudakov/Handout via REUTERS
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Russia completes early trials of second potential Covid-19 vaccine: Ifax

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo shows an employee demonstrating vials with "Gam-Covid-Vac" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), during its production at Binnopharm pharmaceutical company in Zelenograd near Moscow, Russia August 7, 2020. Picture taken August 7, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Andrey Rudakov/Handout via REUTERS
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Putin's vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo shows an employee demonstrating vials with "Gam-Covid-Vac" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), during its production at Binnopharm pharmaceutical company in Zelenograd near Moscow, Russia August 7, 2020. Picture taken August 7, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Andrey Rudakov/Handout via REUTERS
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Russia's Covid-19 vaccine generates immune response: Study

First clinical trial results from Russia's Covid-19 vaccine published in The Lancet medical journal
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First clinical trial results from Russia's Covid-19 vaccine published in The Lancet medical journal

West accepts Moscow was right to approve Covid vaccine - Russian official
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West accepts Moscow was right to approve Covid vaccine - Russian official

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo shows vials during the production of "Gam-Covid-Vac" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), at Binnopharm pharmaceutical company in Zelenograd near Moscow, Russia August 7, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Andrey Rudakov/Handout via REUTERS
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Russia readies for approval of second Covid-19 vaccine - official

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo shows vials during the production of "Gam-Covid-Vac" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), at Binnopharm pharmaceutical company in Zelenograd near Moscow, Russia August 7, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Andrey Rudakov/Handout via REUTERS
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Belarus to become first country to receive Russian coronavirus vaccine

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo shows vials during the production of "Gam-Covid-Vac" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), at Binnopharm pharmaceutical company in Zelenograd near Moscow, Russia August 7, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Andrey Rudakov/Handout via REUTERS
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Russia plans Covid-19 vaccine output at 6 million doses a month: RIA

The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, US January 29, 2020/Reuters
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Russia vaccine roll-out plan prompts virus mutation worries

A handout photo provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows samples of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Handout via REUTERS
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Russia to begin Covid-19 vaccine trials on 40,000 people next week