Russia says vaccine criticism 'groundless'

By Lev Sergeev and Peter Scott
Updated August 13 2020 - 5:41am, first published 5:39am
Russia rejects claims that it's putting pride before safety in rolling out its new Covid-19 vaccine.
Russia rejects claims that it's putting pride before safety in rolling out its new Covid-19 vaccine.

Russia says the first batch of what it claims is the world's first COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out within two weeks and has rejected as "groundless" safety concerns aired by some experts.