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Russia to vaccinate over 20 million people in first quarter, says deputy PM

Reuters | Posted: Jan. 18, 2021, 11:40 a.m. | Updated: Jan. 18, 2021, 9:40 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to vaccinate more than 20 million people against COVID-19 in the first quarter of this year, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Monday.

Golikova added that Russia, which has registered two vaccines against the virus, plans to register a third vaccine on Feb. 16.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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