Russia launches first vaccine against coronavirus

Russia has developed the first vaccine against the coronavirus. The announcement was made by President Vladimir Putin during a televised video conference call with government ministers on Tuesday.

He said one of his daughters has already been inoculated.

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise at an alarming rate across the globe, scientists and medical experts are making accelerated efforts to develop a vaccine fit for human use.

Currently, there are more than 160 vaccine candidates in different stages of production and 27 of these have reached the human trials.