One of Vladimir Putin's daughters was given the vaccine developed by Russia.

In his speech on August 11, Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters was given a shot of the coronavirus vaccine during trials.

In his speech on August 11, Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters was given a shot of the coronavirus vaccine during trials. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that one of his daughters was vaccinated with the newly registered coronavirus vaccine. He stated that the world's first coronavirus vaccine developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute gives sustainable immunity against the coronavirus. He further said that his daughter had a fever of 38 degrees after the first shot, and the next day it was down at 37 degrees. Her temperature went up a little when the second shot was administered but came down again. He reiterated that some people might not have symptoms or fever after receiving the shot.

This Russian vaccine has been named as Sputnik-V. It is not in the list of World Health Organisation's six vaccines that have reached phase three clinical trials where widespread human trials are involved.

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