Immunologist Alexis Ipolito Garcia Pinera spoke about the results of a study of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in Venezuela. RIA Novosti reports.
Piñera said the study found mild side effects — headache, general illness like a flu, and pain at the injection site. “Serious, grave consequences or deaths among the volunteers have not been identified, the picture is the same as in the countries that have started mass vaccination with this drug – Russia and Argentina,” he said.
The specialist added that 300 people took part in the study. More than 200 of them have already received the first dose, another 40 have received two doses.
There are currently several COVID-19 vaccines in the world. Thus, two vaccines are registered in Russia: Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona. On December 5, Moscow started vaccination against coronavirus with Sputnik V. The US also began inoculating the population with drugs from Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna. Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have been approved in the UK.
