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Russians begin mass vaccinating Sputnik V vaccine
The first test batches of the coronavirus vaccine have been sent to all regions of the Russian Federation, and more than 5.5 thousand people have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Moscow.
Large-scale production of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, developed by Gamalei. This was stated by the Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Murashko, at a meeting of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, with members of the government, reports the Kremlin press service on Tuesday, September 29.
“Today, the expansion of production has begun and Generium has launched the first series of vaccines directly from the production sites. They have been sent for quality control to state laboratories, and the expansion is expected to continue. In addition, the expansion is expected to continue. will connect a total of two more sites, and therefore three “, – said Murashko.
He added that the first test batches of the coronavirus vaccine have been sent to all regions of the Russian Federation, and more than 5.5 thousand people have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Moscow.
As for the COVID vaccine from the Vector Center, it will be released for registration in three weeks.
“The vaccine produced by Vector is completing its clinical trials, the documents have already been submitted for review, and an additional permit for clinical trials has been issued to our well-known Chumakov Institute. They are now sending the drug for a pharmacological examination, taking into count the exam, it takes up to three weeks, “added Murashko.
In turn, Putin ordered to organize an information campaign to explain to the population the difference between the vaccines developed for COVID-19 after these drugs are registered.
Murashko also confirmed that the first doses of the Russian coronavirus vaccine were delivered to Belarus.
Recall that on August 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia became the first country in the world to register a vaccine against the coronavirus.
Subsequently, the vaccine was criticized from various sources. For example, the United States criticized the insufficient testing of the Russian vaccine, and Germany expressed doubts about its safety.
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