The president of the country has assured that the Russian vaccine is "effective", has passed all the necessary tests and allows for "stable immunity"

Russia registers first COVID-19 vaccine in the world

REUTERS/DADO RUVIC - A small bottle labeled "Vaccine COVID-19" and a medical syringe in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020

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12 de agosto de 2020 (12:01 h.)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that his country has become the first in the world to register a vaccine against the new coronavirus. "This morning, for the first time in the world, a vaccine against the new coronavirus has been registered," said the head of the Kremlin in a meeting with the Cabinet of Ministers.

The Russian vaccine, he said, is "effective", has passed all the necessary tests and allows for "stable immunity" to COVID-19. "I hope that soon we can start mass production of this remedy," the Russian president said during the meeting. At the same time, he added that the vaccination will be voluntary, so that "those who wish to do so can do so.

Putin said he was confident that foreign countries will soon be able to develop their vaccines against COVID-19 as well. "I hope that our colleagues abroad will also continue their work and there will be more remedies that can be used in the market for drugs and vaccines," he said. Russia currently ranks fourth in the world for the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus with 897,599 cases, 4,945 more than yesterday, according to the latest official data.

"Espero que nuestros colegas en el extranjero también seguirán su labor y en el mercado de los fármacos y vacunas habrá más remedios que se puedan utilizar", afirmó. Rusia en la actualidad es el cuarto país en el mundo por el número de los contagios del nuevo coronavirus con 897.599 casos confirmados, 4.945 más que ayer, según los últimos datos oficiales.