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Russia approves second Covid-19 vaccine which 'offers immunity for up to six months'
Russia has approved a second coronavirus vaccine which it claims "offers immunity for up to six months" – although it has not undergone mass testing.The two-shot EpiVacCorona vaccine has only been tested on 100 volunteers in early-stage trials.Despite the fact that scientists are refusing to disclose the results of the trials, Russia claims the vaccine is safe and produced an immune response that could provide six months of protection.Vladimir Putin announced the news in a TV address to the nation, claiming Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and the head of Russia's consumer safety watchdog Anna Popova were among those in the early test group."We now need to increase production of the first vaccine and the second vaccine," Putin said,
