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(CNN)A Covid-19 vaccine developed and tested in Russia generated neutralizing antibodies in dozens of study subjects, and while the vaccine often caused side effects such as fever, those side effects…

Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss situation in Syria.Mikhail Metzel | TASS | Getty ImagesPresident Vladimir Putin is trying to score "a domestic win" with the planned rollout of Russia's coronavirus vaccine, after mismanaging his country's outbreak and failing to revive the economy, an expert said on…

Members of Russia’s business and political elite have allegedly been given access to an experimental vaccine against the novel coronavirus since April, according to a report on Sunday.Several hundred people, including top executives, billionaire tycoons and government officials have received shots of the Gamaleya vaccine, developed by the state-run Gamaleya Institute, people familiar with the effort told Bloomberg.The program, where members…

Russia confirmed 8,246 new coronavirus infections Monday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 537,210. Over the past 24 hours 143 people have died, bringing the total toll to 7,091 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic. A total of 4,489 people recovered over the last 24 hours, bringing…