Marie-Chantale Cyr
The Russian official said it had received orders from more than 20 countries after the successful preparation of the first anti-Covid-19 vaccine.
The Russian anti-Covid-19 vaccine was named "Sputnik V", after the world's first satellite, said Kirill Dmitriev, chairman of the country's sovereign wealth fund RDIF, today.
A scientist prepares a sample during the study and preparation of Covid-19 vaccine in a laboratory in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 11 Photo: Reuters
Dmitriev added that the country has received an order to produce 1 billion doses of the vaccine and is expected to be produced in Brazil, Latin America region in November.
He also denied accusing Russian hackers of attempting to steal vaccine studies and asserting that Moscow publicly shares information.
Earlier that same day, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had developed the first vaccine to provide "solid immunity" against Covid-19 after less than 2 months of human testing.
Russian Deputy Health Minister Oleg Gridnev said the vaccine was developed by the Gamaleya National Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Research and the Russian Ministry of Defense.
President Putin considers the goal of finding the Covid-19 vaccine to be a top priority, given that Russia is the fourth-largest outbreak in the world with more than 897,000 cases and more than 15,000 deaths.
