Prognosis

Russian Military Touts Covid-19 Vaccine, Though Tests Incomplete

Phase 2 testing finished, deputy defense minister tells AiF
Large-scale vaccine trials due to begin next month, RDIF says

Passengers wearing protective face masks inside a Moscow Metro station.Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

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By Jake Rudnitsky and Stepan Kravchenko

July 21, 2020 at 8:20 AM UTC

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A Covid-19 vaccine developed with the Russian Defense Ministry completed Phase 2 trials, leading First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov to say the first domestic inoculation is ready for use.