This was reported by the Kremlin press service.

"To the Government of the Russian Federation: to ensure the analysis and assessment of the effectiveness of domestic vaccines ... against new strains of the virus," Putin said.

He also added that, if necessary, it is necessary to conduct additional studies of these vaccines and amend their registration dossiers.

Earlier it was reported that Rospotrebnadzor developed and registered the world's first test system for detecting the British strain of coronavirus.