
Russia has released the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease Covid-19, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday. On the other hand, Chinese
firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd said its vaccine candidate CoronaVac appeared to be safe for older people as per preliminary results from an early to mid-stage trial.
According to the health ministry, the delivery of the first batches of the Russian vaccine to the country’s regions is planned in the nearest future.
With a single-day spike of 75,809 cases, India’s Coronavirus case tally reached 42,80,423.