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President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced that Russia has developed the world's first vaccine against COVID-19 that works "quite effectively" and forms a "stable immunity" against the deadly disease as he disclosed that one of his daughters has already been vaccinated.
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2/11
"A vaccine against coronavirus has been registered for the first time in the world this morning," Putin said during a meeting with members of his government.
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3/11
"I know that it works quite effectively, it forms a stable immunity," the official Tass news agency quoted Putin as saying.
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4/11
Putin's claim has come amidst concerns raised by experts about the speed of Russia's work, suggesting that researchers might be cutting corners.
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5/11
Reacting to Putin's announcement, US health secretary Alex Azar said the goal of developing a coronavirus vaccine is not to be first, but to have one that is safe and effective.
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