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  • In this illustration photo a medical syringe is seen with Russian flag in the background. Picture taken in Krakow, Poland, on August 11, 2020. President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has registered the first covid-19 vaccine. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    Russia’s ‘first’ COVID vaccine has health officials concerned

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    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    08.12.2020

    As nations and NGOs around the world scramble to develop a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus, Russia claimed on Tuesday to already have one. "A vaccine against coronavirus has been registered for the first time in the world this morning," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on state TV during a press conference outside his residence. "One of my own daughters has tested the vaccine," Putin continued.