OREANDA-NEWS.  Russia will soon introduce a fourth vaccine against COVID-19, President Vladimir Putin said.

The Head of State recalled that the country has managed to quickly create three of its own effective drugs for coronavirus.
"Russia is interested in cooperation with foreign partners in the fight against the global pandemic. The fourth (vaccine - Ed.) will soon be put into circulation, and vaccination is also gaining momentum, " Putin said, speaking to foreign ambassadors.

Three vaccines have been registered in Russia: Sputnik V, developed at the Gamalei Center of the Ministry of Health, KoviVak, created at the Chumakov Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and EpiVacCorona, developed at the Novosibirsk Vector Center of Rospotrebnadzor.

In addition, it became known that the Russian Federation and Argentina are working on the issue of organizing the production of the Russian anti-covid vaccine "Sputnik V" on the Argentine territory.