Russia has has begun distributing a its COVID-19 vaccine Sputinik V , marking Russia's first mass immunisation effort against the disease.
Moscow's coronavirus task force said the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot would first be made available via 70 clinics to doctors and other medical workers, teachers and social workers because they ran the highest risk of exposure to the disease.
Moscow the epicenter of Russia's coronavirus outbreak registered 7,993 new cases overnight, up from 6,868 a day before and well above the daily tallies of around 700 seen in early September.
Over the first five hours, 5,000 people signed up for the jab - teachers, doctors, social workers, those who are today risking their health and lives the most .
The age for those receiving shots is capped at 60. People with certain underlying health conditions, pregnant women and those who have had a respiratory illness for the past two weeks are barred from vaccination .
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