The Week That Was

A view of the pharmaceutical factory Binnofarm in the town of Zelenograd outside Moscow on August 12, 2020, where Russia is starting to produce the anti-coronavirus vaccine. - Russia claimed it has developed the world's first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus, despite mounting scepticism about its effectiveness as fears grow over a second wave of infections across the globe

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Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a Covid-19 vaccine and declare it ready for use.