President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced the upcoming registration of the second Russian vaccine against the coronavirus during a meeting with senators, RIA Novosti reports.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Health had registered the world’s first vaccine against COVID-19 which was developed by the Gamalea National Research Center, produced in cooperation with the Direct Investments Fund of Russia and named Sputnik V. EpiVacCorona, another Russian vaccine, has been developed at VECTOR State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology.