RUSSIA HAS BECOME THE WORLD’S FIRST NATION TO REGISTER A VACCINE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, BUT GLOBAL

HEALTH AUTHORITIES SAY THE VACCINE IS YET TO COMPLETE CRITICAL ‘PHASE III’ CLINICAL TRIALS.

President Vladimir Putin told members of the Russian government on Tuesday (local time) that he hoped Russia will launch mass production of the coronavirus vaccine in the near future, as reported by Russian news agency Interfax.