Russian cosmonauts to receive Sputnik virus jab

Moscow (AFP) Dec 9, 2020

The Russian space agency said on Wednesday it planned to offer the Sputnik coronavirus vaccine to cosmonauts but insisted that the vaccination would be done on a voluntary basis. Last week Russia launched its mass vaccination programme using Sputnik V, which has been named after a Soviet-era satellite. Developers say it is 95 percent effective based on interim trial results. Vaccination