Russia: World’s first COVID-19 vaccine approved by the health ministry, Putin’s daughter gets vaccinated

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Russia has announced that they have approved a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus. As per reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his own daughter was among those people who were first inoculated.

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Speaking at a government meeting Tuesday, Putin said that the vaccine has proven efficient during tests, offering a lasting immunity from the coronavirus, as per a report in the Associated Press.

Putin stated that one of his two daughters has received the vaccine and is feeling well. Russia has informed that doctors, nurses and teachers, among other risk groups will be vaccinated first.

OpIndia Staff: Staff reporter at OpIndia