BRICS Nuclear medicine experts brainstorm in Moscow for future solutionsThe event was attended by the heads and leading scientists of the largest research medical centers, manufacturers of medical radioisotopes ...
20 Jul, 2023, 09.08 PM IST
Drug shortages persist in Russia after start of Ukraine warExperts and health authorities in Russia say the drug shortages are temporary - due to panic- buying and logistical difficulties for suppli...
03 Apr, 2022, 02.17 PM IST
Sputnik Light produces strong level of antibodies against COVID-19 in early-stage trialsThe vaccine, a single-dose version of the two-dose Sputnik V vaccine unveiled last year, has already entered later phases of studies and is...
03 Nov, 2021, 09.35 PM IST
As outbreak worsens, COVID-19 cases in eastern Europe near 20 millionCountries in the region have the lowest vaccination rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3tUM8ta in Europe, with less than half of the population having...
24 Oct, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
School shooting in Russia kills 9 people; suspect arrestedFootage released by Russian media outlets showed students dressed in black and white running out of the building. Another video depicted sh...
11 May, 2021, 06.51 PM IST
Over 60% of Russians don't want Sputnik V vaccine, see coronavirus as biological weapon: PollThe Levada Center said a poll it conducted last month showed that 62% of people did not want to get Russia's domestically produced vaccine,...
01 Mar, 2021, 09.37 PM IST
Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine: Prime Minister Mikhail MishustinRussia has already approved two COVID-19 vaccines, including the Sputnik V shot, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, following a simi...
20 Feb, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
Russia says 1.5 million vaccinated globally with SputnikThe Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which has financed the development of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, confirmed the figure to...
11 Jan, 2021, 03.01 PM IST
Russia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws wary, mixed responseRussia faced international criticism for approving a vaccine that hasn't completed advanced trials among tens of thousands of people, and e...
17 Dec, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Will India's VIP culture disrupt the vaccination programme?For a society that loves to wear its privilege on its sleeve, the question now is whether getting the Covid vaccine long before your neighb...
13 Dec, 2020, 07.25 AM IST
Moscow rolls out Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to most exposed groupsRussia has already vaccinated more than 100,000 high-risk people, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said earlier this week during a separate...
05 Dec, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
Putin orders 'large-scale' vaccination of doctors, teachersSputnik V has been touted in Russia as the world's “first registered COVID-19 vaccine” after it received regulatory approval in early Augus...
02 Dec, 2020, 10.23 PM IST
India among 20 countries interested in obtaining Covid-19 vaccine from RussiaRDIF has seen strong global interest in the vaccine and plans to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials in different countries, including Saudi Ar...
12 Aug, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
Russia aims to launch mass production of coronavirus vaccine doses by 2021The country is pushing ahead with several vaccine prototypes and one trialled by the Gamaleya institute in Moscow has reached advanced stag...
03 Aug, 2020, 09.15 PM IST
Russia plans mass vaccination against coronavirus from October, health workers first in lineA source told Reuters this week that Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine, developed by a state research facility, would secure local ...
01 Aug, 2020, 02.26 PM IST