“It is important to understand when we will more or less have time to cover the country's needs. I hope within 9-12 months, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, Gunzburg said that Russian specialists had a developed base when creating a vaccine against coronavirus, which made it possible to speed up the completion date.

On August 11, Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced the registration of a vaccine against COVID-19 in Russia. It was named "Sputnik V".

According to the president, his daughter experienced the Russian vaccine herself.