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After Sputnik-V, Russia to register second Covid-19 vaccine by Oct 15

Russia registered its first vaccine candidate, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, in August.

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The vaccine has been developed by Siberia’s Vector Institute, which completed early-stage human trials of the vaccine last week.

Reuters Moscow

1 min read Last Updated : Sep 23 2020 | 1:28 AM IST

Russia expects to register a second potential vaccine against Covid-19 by October 15, the TASS news agency cited Russian consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying on Tuesday.

The vaccine has been developed by Siberia’s Vector Institute, which completed early-stage human trials of the vaccine last week.

Russia registered its first vaccine candidate, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, in August.

Late-stage trials, involving at least 40,000 people, are ongoing.

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