Russia is to conduct thorough testing of all drugs and to comply with all the requirements for their safe use. Spoke about the possibility of imminent appearance of the Russian vaccine against the coronavirus, the official representative of the world health organization (who) Christian Lindmeier, reports The Moscow Times.
“Sometimes some researchers claim that they found something, and this, of course, in itself good news. But in the meantime, find closure or even have a working vaccine, and so as to pass through all the stages — a big difference,” he said, referring to the stages of testing and licensing the vaccine.
A day earlier it was reported that Russia’s first vaccine against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 registers within 10 days — faster than in other countries. By the end of the year it is planned to produce 10 million doses of the drug monthly.
Earlier the head of Ministry of industry and trade Denis Manturov spoke about several million doses a month by the beginning of 2021. He added that the serial production was developed by the center of Gamaliel vaccines will begin in September. Massive free vaccination of citizens, the Ministry of health was planning to organize in October. The first vaccination will be given to the doctors and teachers.
On 3 August, the Ministry of defense reported on the final results of testing the vaccination on volunteers. The results of the medical diagnosis showed that all subjects have an explicit immune response and no side effects. This speaks to the safety of the drug and its good tolerability.