‘We’re not there yet’: British health minister dashes hopes AstraZeneca vaccine could be ready before Christmas Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Also on rt.com AstraZeneca’s vaccine rejected by Covid-stricken Peru over high costs and lack of data The world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, entered circulation in Russia in September. If you like this story, share it with a friend!