Kirill Dmitriev, 45, the manager of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, claims he and wife Natalia Popova have been given an experimental coronavirus vaccine
He says they now have double the anitbodies of a regular coronavirus patient
Vaccine is about to enter Phase III trial and could be ready by September, he said
Announcement came just hours after UK accused Russian hackers of targeting its researchers, fuelling speculation they stole sensitive data
July 18 - The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund has claimed that he and his figure skater wife have already been vaccinated against coronavirus using an 'experimental' shot developed in Moscow.
Kirill Dmitriev, 45-year-old manager of the $10billion Russian Direct Investment Fund, said that he, wife Natalia Popova and their family developed 'double the antibodies' of a typical patient after being injected.
The Kremlin is now preparing to enter Phase III trials of the vaccine and plans to start mass immunisation before the end of the year, he added, potentially making it the first country in the world to do so.
But his announcement came just house after the UK, US and Canada accused Russian hackers of targeting researchers at Oxford University, who are already in Phase III trials of their own vaccine.
That has fueled speculation that the hackers - from a group known as Cozy Bear which has links to the Russian state - managed to steal sensitive information and have used it to advance their own research... more
He says they now have double the anitbodies of a regular coronavirus patient
Vaccine is about to enter Phase III trial and could be ready by September, he said
Announcement came just hours after UK accused Russian hackers of targeting its researchers, fuelling speculation they stole sensitive data
July 18 - The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund has claimed that he and his figure skater wife have already been vaccinated against coronavirus using an 'experimental' shot developed in Moscow.
Kirill Dmitriev, 45-year-old manager of the $10billion Russian Direct Investment Fund, said that he, wife Natalia Popova and their family developed 'double the antibodies' of a typical patient after being injected.
The Kremlin is now preparing to enter Phase III trials of the vaccine and plans to start mass immunisation before the end of the year, he added, potentially making it the first country in the world to do so.
But his announcement came just house after the UK, US and Canada accused Russian hackers of targeting researchers at Oxford University, who are already in Phase III trials of their own vaccine.
That has fueled speculation that the hackers - from a group known as Cozy Bear which has links to the Russian state - managed to steal sensitive information and have used it to advance their own research... more
Russia announces deal with AstraZeneca for U.K.-developed COVID-19 vaccine
July 18 - Russia on Friday unveiled a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University, a move its wealth fund head said showed Moscow had no need to steal vaccine data.
July 18 - Russia on Friday unveiled a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University, a move its wealth fund head said showed Moscow had no need to steal vaccine data.
