According to TASS news agency, Russian President Putin announced at a cabinet meeting on the 26th that Belarus will become one of the first countries to receive the Russian new Covid-19 vaccine “Satellite-V”. Putin said that he has discussed the vaccine with Belarusian President Lukashenko. “We agree that Belarus will join the final stage of our additional vaccine trials and become one of the first countries to receive the vaccine.” He also asked Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova (Tatyana Golikova) to finalize the relevant details with Belarus.

According to the Belarusian State News Agency (BelTA) confirmed on the 25th, Lukashenko has agreed to Belarus becoming the first country to receive Russian vaccines. Belarusian volunteers will participate in the third phase of vaccine clinical trials on a voluntary basis. 　　

Russia completed the registration of the world’s first new crown vaccine “Satellite-V” on the 11th, and the research and development unit is the Gamallea Institute. After two vaccinations, the vaccine is said to provide vaccinators with immunity to the new coronavirus within two years. On the 12th, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko announced that the vaccine has entered the mass production stage and the first batch is expected to be available within two weeks.