BREAKING: Russia claims it has developed 'world's first' coronavirus vaccine
Russia has approved the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, Vladimir Putin has claimed.
This now paves the way for mass use of the vaccine as the final stages of clinical trials continue. The next stage of the tests, commonly known as a Phase III trial, will involve thousands of participants.According to the World Health Organisation , there are more than 100 possible Covid-19 vaccines currently being developed around the world, with at least four in the Phase III human trials.
The Phase III trial will observe the vaccine’s effect on a certain rate of participants who have caught the virus. This stage is normally considered an essential precursor before a vaccine can receive regulatory approval. As of Tuesday, the nation has recorded 15,131 deaths from Covid-19 and 897,599 cases of the virus, following a rise of 4,945 new cases in the last 24 hours.
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