A medical specialist in a protective suit waits for patients at the hospital complex for patients with the Covid-19 disease caused by the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus in the Kommunarka settlement in New Moscow, Russia, 14 August 2020.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that Russia has started manufacturing its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry.

Russia has said the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute and the first for the coronavirus to go into production, will be rolled out by the end of this month. Some scientists said they fear Moscow may be putting national prestige before safety.