"The Ministry of Defense of Russia together with the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamalei successfully completed the phase of clinical trials of the vaccine against coronavirus COVID-19 with the participation of volunteers at the main military clinical hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko, ”the RIA Novosti news agency reports.

The defense department emphasized that all volunteers had an immune response to coronavirus.

In addition, none of the test participants experienced complications and did not complain about their state of health.

Earlier it was reported about discharge from the Burdenko hospital of the first group of volunteers who took part in vaccine trials.

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that the work on creating a vaccine is being carried out in accordance with the schedule.

As noted in the Ministry of Health, 17 coronavirus vaccines have shown themselves to be “promising candidates.”