Russian President Vladimir Putin called Russian coronavirus vaccines the safest and most effective in the world. His words are quoted by TASS. According to him, Russians can rightfully be proud of domestic scientists who have developed vaccines, since without these drugs it would be impossible to cope with the pandemic. The head of state specified that this opinion is shared not only by Russian, but also by foreign experts. Putin noted that domestic vaccines "are the safest and most effective in the world." Earlier, the president announced the effectiveness of Russian vaccines against coronavirus mutations. Russia was the first country in the world to register a vaccine for COVID-19. The drug was developed by NITsEM named after Gamaleya in cooperation with the Russian Direct Investment Fund. It was named "Sputnik V". On October 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the registration of the second vaccine against COVID-19, which was named "EpiVacCorona". It was developed by the Novosibirsk center "Vector". On February 20, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the registration of the third Russian vaccine against COVID-19 "KoviVac". The third phase of clinical trials of the new drug will begin in April this year.
