Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia's first mass vaccination against the disease, the city's coronavirus task force said. The task force said the Russian-made vaccine would first be made available to doctors and other medical workers, teachers and social workers because they ran the highest risk of exposure to the disease. Those with certain health conditions excludedThe age for those receiving shots is capped at 60. Russia has developed two COVID-19 vaccines, Sputnik V which is backed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and another developed by Siberia's Vector Institute, with final trials for both yet to be completed. The Sputnik V vaccine is administered in two injections, with the second dose expected to be given 21 days after the first.

Source: CBC News December 05, 2020 09:51 UTC