National

Putin gets booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine

Nov 22, 2021

Moscow (Russia), November 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he had received a booster shot using the country's one-dose Sputnik Light vaccine.
Putin said he was feeling well after the third shot during a meeting with Denis Logunov, deputy director of the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, which creates the Sputnik vaccines.
Putin was inoculated with the first jab of Sputnik V vaccine on March 23 and the second on April 14.
During the meeting with Logunov, Putin volunteered to participate in the testing of Russia's nasal vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
Logunov told Putin that the Gamaleya institute is working on a medicine to treat the COVID-19 illness and expects it to get registered by the end of 2022.
Source: Xinhua

More news

Celina Jaitley Joins Nidarshana Gowani's 'Raksha Ek Pehchaan' to Celebrate the Spirit of Raksha Bandhan and Humanity

New Delhi [India], August 28: With Raksha Bandhan serving as the inspiration, the event highlighted that the true essence of the festival extends beyond the traditional bond between brothers and sisters. It is a celebration of protection, care, trust and the responsibility of standing by one another. The initiative beautifully brought this sentiment into a larger social context, emphasising that humanity itself is a bond that deserves to be protected and nurtured. The evening saw the presence of Celina Jaitly, Archana Nevarekar, Anuja Zaveri, Malti Bhindi Jain, Anju Chhabria, Gazala Pathan & Many More.

Aug 28, 2026