Moscow to vaccinate 40,000 volunteers with ‘Sputnik V’ as Russian capital begins 3rd phase trial of pioneering coronavirus vaccine

Volunteers in Moscow

Volunteers in Moscow have started to receive doses of Sputnik V, the world’s first registered Covid-19 vaccine. The formula, developed by Russian scientists, is entering the third stage of clinical trials.

According to Anastasia Rakova, the city’s deputy mayor for social development, the first volunteers were vaccinated on Wednesday. This week’s trial participants are part of a wide-ranging final test phase, and the capital is looking observe Sputnik V’s effect on 40,000 of the city’s residents.

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