Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Widely Used Late October

The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said, on Monday, that Russia’s coronavirus vaccine “Sputnik V” could be widely used in Russia by late October-early November.

"We believe that the vaccine can start being widely used in Russia by late October or early November," he said.

Dmitriev added: "Undeniably, we also hope that the Russian vaccine could be approved and launched in November, particularly in the Middle East."

The Russian official noted, in an interview with "Russia Today", that 12 thousand Russian people took this vaccine and the results are very good, “there is a very good level of antibodies produced by our vaccine, therefore, clinical trials in Russia are going well."