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Russia has begun spaceplane project

Russia has begun spaceplane project

Russia is developing a reusable spaceplane, a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov conglomerate, in Russia’s first such project since the late Soviet Union’s ill-fated Buran space shuttle. A full-size model of the plane was …

Russia’s EpiVacCorona vaccine approved for people over 60

Russia’s EpiVacCorona vaccine approved for people over 60

The EpiVacCorona coronavirus vaccine, developed by Russia’s State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector, has been approved for people over 60, the national consumer health watchdog said in a statement on Friday. …

WHO envoy to Russia says had Russian COVID-19 vaccine

WHO envoy to Russia says had Russian COVID-19 vaccine

World Health Organization (WHO) envoy to Russia Melita Vujnovic said she had the Russian coronavirus vaccine and is feeling well. "Vaccines and any other medical interventions are an individual decision of each person. In …

Novichok creator reveals new medicine to tackle COVID-19

Novichok creator reveals new medicine to tackle COVID-19

A new medicine capable of effectively treating COVID-19 and other viral diseases may be mass produced in Russia in the immediate future, Russian biochemist Leonid Rink, one of the developers of the Novichok nerve agent, has revealed. …

Mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign begins in Russia

Mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign begins in Russia

A mass coronavirus vaccination campaign begins in Russia on Monday. Russians willing to be vaccinated can choose between two vaccines, Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona. Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 13 handed down instructions …

Turkey to begin tests of Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine?

Turkey to begin tests of Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine?

Turkey may soon issue a permit for tests of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said. "We have received an inquiry concerning trials of the vaccine developed in Russia," TASS …

Russia to develop new spacesuit

Russia to develop new spacesuit

Russia's National University of Science and Technology (MISIS) plans to develop a spacesuit for the crew of the new Russian spacecraft ‘Oryol.' which is projected to begin manned missions in 2025. Its designer ruled out …

Russia develops AI-based pandemic prediction system

Russia develops AI-based pandemic prediction system

An artificial intelligence-based system, capable of predicting social or political events, as well as pandemic, such as the coronavirus one, is being developed in Russia, CEO of Russia’s RTI technology company Pavel Laptayev said. …

Russian volunteers vaccinated against COVID-19 feel well

Russian volunteers vaccinated against COVID-19 feel well

Volunteers that have been vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks ago in Russia’s Burdenko military hospital have not developed any adverse symptoms, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "Volunteers from the first …

WHO views 9 of Russian COVID-19 vaccines as promising

WHO views 9 of Russian COVID-19 vaccines as promising

The World Health Organization (WHO) has included nine coronavirus vaccines that are being created in Russia on a list of promising options, according to a statement from the Russian government’s coronavirus hotline. "The …

Russia develops three drugs that can help treat coronavirus

Russia develops three drugs that can help treat coronavirus

Three antiviral drugs that can be used to treat COVID-19 were developed in Russia in conjunction with scholars from the Russian Academy of Sciences; the academy's vice president and head of the biomedical sciences unit Vladimir Chekhonin …