Russia has previously said it plans to begin mass vaccination of citizens in October, and the country's health ministry has said the country's frontline medical staff and teachers will be the first vaccinated.
Post-registration trials of the vaccine will begin in Moscow next week, the city's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, said Friday.
More than 5,000 people have already signed up to participate in the trials, according to Sobyanin, who spoke during a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Sobyanin also announced that he had been vaccinated with the first of the vaccine's two shots.
The mayor said polls suggest around half of Russian citizens are skeptical about the vaccine.
"According to the polls, around half doubt whether they need to get vaccinated for coronavirus, whether it is developed enough or not. Two months ago, there were almost 90% skeptics," said Sobyanin.
Without completed Phase 3 trials, Russia has not proven to the world Sputnik V works, though Dmitriev has previously said several countries in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia have expressed interest in procuring the vaccine.
Russia isn't the only country fast tracking its vaccine -- China approved an experimental coronavirus vaccine in June for members of its military, and in August, it emerged the country had been
using the vaccine on those in "high risk" professions -- such as frontline medical professionals and border inspectors -- since July.
CNN's Zamira Rahim and Amy Woodyatt contributed to this report.
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