The statement of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on registration in the country’s first vaccine against the coronavirus was one of the main topics in the world media. As reported by Telegram-channel RIA Novosti, the foreign press has widely covered this topic in editions of 12 August.
So, on the vaccine front page reported two German publications: the tabloid Berliner Kurier and the business newspaper Handelsblatt. The article was illustrated with a picture of Putin. Also about the statement he wrote Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Attention to the words of the Russian President about the appearance of the vaccine drew the Spanish El País and the French Liberation. Last put Putin on the cover of agent James bond with the vaccine against the coronavirus instead of a gun.
The Italian edition of La Stampa and La Repubblica gave the strip to the statements of the Russian leader. Each of the Newspapers mentioned that the vaccine has experienced one of the daughters of the President.
Putin announced the registration of the first Russian vaccine against the coronavirus on August 11. According to the President, it will be available to citizens from the beginning of 2021. The vaccination will be voluntary, assured the Russian leader.
Professor of the Institute of genetics at University College London Francois Ballou (François Balloux) criticized Russia’s approach to the development and production of the drug. According to the scientist, is “a political decision made in a mad race for armament vaccine COVID-19”. Russian pharmaceutical companies are also urged to postpone the registration of the vaccine, since its quality is still unknown.
