Russia approves world's first coronavirus vaccine, Putin announces

Russia's Health Ministry has given regulatory approval for the world's first COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

The vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, promises to offer "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus.

"This morning, for the first time in the world, a vaccine against the new coronavirus was registered" in Russia, Putin said during a televised video conference call with government ministers.

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