Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had yet to be inoculated with a Russian-made vaccine against Covid-19 but would do so when possible.

The Russian leader has gone to great lengths not to contract the novel coronavirus, running the world's largest country mainly from his residence outside Moscow rather than working from the Kremlin, according to Reuters.

Speaking at his annual press conference, the 68-year-old said citizens in other age groups were receiving the Russian-made vaccine against Covid-19 before he could have access to it.

“I am a fairly law-abiding person,” Putin said, asked if he had been inoculated. “I listen to the recommendations of our specialists. So I haven't had the shot yet. But I will absolutely do it as soon as that becomes possible.”