Russia registers ‘world’s first’ COVID-19 vaccine for animals
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The shot is hoped to help prevent the spread of virus mutations and mass production could begin as early as April.
Russia has registered the world’s first vaccine against COVID-19 for animals, the country’s agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Wednesday. Russia already has three coronavirus vaccines for humans, the most well known of which is Sputnik V, named after Sputnik, the world’s first satellite launched by the Soviet Union. Moscow has also given emergency approval to two other Russian made vaccines – EpiVacCorona and CoviVac.More Related News