China News Service, Moscow, August 12 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) On the 12th, Russian Minister of Health Murashko said at a press conference in Moscow that the first batch of new coronavirus vaccines will be produced within two weeks. The vaccine will first meet the needs of Russian citizens.
Recently, at the "Gamaleya" National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, the Russian capital, staff demonstrated the new crown vaccine.
Murashko said that including medical staff, vaccinations will be voluntary. It is recommended that most medical staff and people with chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and lung diseases be vaccinated. A mobile application is currently being developed to track those who have been vaccinated. He said that he will be vaccinated as soon as the vaccine is produced in August.
Murashko emphasized that the vaccine will first meet the needs of Russian citizens. Russia is willing to produce vaccines abroad, and negotiations are currently underway.
Murashko said that Russia's new coronavirus vaccine is safe. Foreign colleagues feel that the Russian vaccine has a certain competitiveness and try to express some opinions. These opinions are unfounded.
Russian Health Minister Adviser Gragorev said that the risk of vaccination is much lower than the risk of exposure to the new coronavirus. Using digital technology, the safety of vaccines can be monitored in real time.
Günzburg, director of the vaccine research and development institution, the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of Russia and Malya, revealed on the same day that according to the plan, vaccine production will reach the designed production capacity between December this year and January next year, that is, about 5 million bottles per month. More. The vaccine will be available throughout Russia within one year.
Günzburg said that the trial for children may start after 3 to 5 months, and the trial is expected to be divided into several stages, followed by different age groups. Relevant documents are currently being prepared.
On the 11th, Russian President Putin announced that Russia has registered the world's first new coronavirus vaccine. At present, this vaccine has been named "Satellite-V" (SputnikV). The first COVID-19 vaccine will be produced in two locations, namely, the National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Gamallea and the Russian vaccine manufacturer Binnopharm.
According to Dmitriev, President of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (Vaccine Cooperative Producer), previously revealed that under the framework of cooperation with multiple countries, the output of vaccines will reach 200 million by the end of 2020, of which 30 million will be produced by Russia. The rest will be produced with the help of partner countries. By 2021, the production of vaccines will reach 3 billion, which can help the world fight the epidemic. (Finish)