Beiruting News

Russia has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, even though it has not completed late-stage clinical trials. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the vaccine "works effectively enough," while the country's health minister said teachers and health workers in Russia will be vaccinated this month.

Russia has said the vaccine, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute and the first for the coronavirus to go into production, will be rolled out by the end of this month. Some scientists said they fear Moscow may be putting national prestige before safety.

President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess.

Russia's ambassador, Alexander Zasipkin, has assured that he will make every effort to secure the export of the Russian vaccine against the Coronavirus The closest possible opportunity to Lebanon.