Prognosis
Putin Pitches Covid-19 Vaccine to Tycoons as $100 Billion Chance
- Putin said Russian inoculation could earn $100 billion: RIA
- Vaccine’s maker says over 50 countries have expressed interest
Russian President Vladimir Putin
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President Vladimir Putin pitched the potential of Russia’s unproven Covid-19 vaccine to a group of top business leaders Wednesday as the country is set to fall short of its production goals.
“I’m calling on entrepreneurs who are engaged in this type of activity to become more involved in this work and ensure the required amount of the Russian vaccine is produced,” Putin said at a meeting of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, state-run RIA Novosti reported.