Putin orders ‘large-scale’ vaccination of doctors, teachers

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to start of a “large-scale” vaccination of doctors and teachers against the coronavirus late next week with the Sputnik V jab, which has yet to complete advanced studies needed to ensure its effectiveness and safety. Putin’s statement Wednesday came hours after Britain, which became the first country in the West to authorize the use of a COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech. Spu