Russia has announced preliminary agreements to sell its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, to Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and India, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The deals total 1.2 billion doses on a vaccine that began a late-stage trial on 40,000 volunteers in late August, the Journal reported.

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There are almost two dozen other countries negotiating with Russia for the Sputnik V, which is named after the Soviet Union satellite used to compete with the United States during the Cold War space race.

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