Putin claims Russia has registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine, says his daughter has taken it

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday the registration of what Russia claims to be the first vaccine for the coronavirus in the world and said one of his daughters had already taken it.

“As far as I know, a vaccine against a new coronavirus infection has been registered this morning, for the first time in the world,” he said at a meeting with members of the government, RIA Novosti reported.

“Although I know that it works quite effectively, it forms a stable immunity and, I repeat, has passed all the...