Safety of Russia’s Covid vaccine needs to be assured, says AIIMS director Randeep Guleria

New Delhi, Aug 12: Russia became the first country after it announced on Tuesday that it has given statutory approval for the public use of COVID-19 vaccine.

Experts around the world have been startled after the announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Director of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, Dr Randeep Guleria on Tuesday said that there was a need to assess the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine developed by Russia.