Putin says Russia is about to register a third Covid vaccine

Not wanting to be outdone by Pfizer, Putin says Russia is about to register a third Covid vaccine Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is about to register its third vaccine against the coronavirus, according to Russian news agencies. Holly Ellyatt CNBC

President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia is about to register its third vaccine against the coronavirus, according to Russian news agencies.

Putin also said “all” Russian coronavirus vaccines were effective, the RIA news agency reported. He appeared to give no further details about the vaccine or its registration.

He did say that Moscow is ready to cooperate with all other countries on vaccines but warned against the “politicization” of the process.

“I agree that such a vaccine should belong to all mankind,” Putin said during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, according to the Tass news agency. “We are ready to cooperate with all countries, including our SCO partners.”  ...

Russia was the first country to register and approve a coronavirus vaccine, named “Sputnik V,” in August.

The country has the fifth-highest number of coronavirus infections in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data, with almost 1.8 million confirmed cases to date....